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This concept has been deprecated.

deprecated concept > elevation

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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