Friday, April 23, 2010

Isopleths


This is an Isopleth Map which generalizes and simplifies data with a continuous distribution. An isopleth is a line drawn on a map through all points of equal value of some measurable quantity. This map shows the hydrogen ion concentration of made at field laboratories. As shown on the map the ph is a lot higher on the western part of the US and extremely low in the north eastern part.

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