longitudinal profile

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• profile of equilibrium — 1. : the longitudinal profile of a stream whose smooth gradient is so adjusted to volume of water and amount and nature of load as to be maintained in approximate equilibrium while erosion and transportation continue : a graded profile 2. : the… …   Useful english dictionary

• profile — profiler, n. /proh fuyl/, n., v., profiled, profiling. n. 1. the outline or contour of the human face, esp. the face viewed from one side. 2. a picture or representation of the side view of a head. 3. an outlined view, as of a city or mountain. 4 …   Universalium

• longitudinal dune —    A long, narrow sand dune, usually symmetrical in cross profile, oriented parallel to the prevailing wind direction; it is wider and steeper on the windward side but tapers to a point on the lee side. It commonly forms behind an obstacle in an… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• thalweg profile — a longitudinal profile of a riverbed elevation measured along the deepest portion of the river. Gives useful information on fish habitat …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Sediment Profile Imagery — (SPI) is an underwater technique for photographing the interface between the seabed and the overlying water. The technique is used to measure or estimate biological, chemical, and physical processes occurring in the first few centimetres of… …   Wikipedia

• Dose profile — In External Beam Radiotherapy, transverse and longitudinal dose measurements are taken by a radiation detector in order to characterise the radiation beams from medical linear accelerators. Typically, an ionisation chamber and water phantom are… …   Wikipedia

• Dose Profile — In External Beam Radiotherapy, transverse and longitudinal dose measurements are taken by a radiation detector in order to characterise the radiation beams from medical linear accelerators. Typically, an ionisation chamber and water phantom are… …   Wikipedia

• Naviglio Grande — Longitudinal profile of the Naviglio Grande in 1903 The Naviglio Grande is a canal in Lombardy, northern Italy, joining the Ticino river near Tornavento (23 km south of Sesto Calende) to the Porta Ticinese dock, also known as the Darsena, in… …   Wikipedia

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• valley — valleylike, adj. /val ee/, n., pl. valleys. 1. an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, esp. one following the course of a stream. 2. an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system …   Universalium

• Retreat of glaciers since 1850 — The retreat of glaciers since 1850, worldwide and rapid, affects the availability of fresh water for irrigation and domestic use, mountain recreation, animals and plants that depend on glacier melt, and in the longer term, the level of the oceans …   Wikipedia