Concept information
This concept has been deprecated.
Preferred term
elevation
Is replaced by
Definition
- The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface
Broader concept
Entry terms
- altitude
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_177
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