METEOROLOGIST JEFF HABY
Here are the primary isopleths and their definition.
Isobar- contour of equal pressure
Isohypse- contour of equal geopotential height (a.k.a. height contours)
Isotherm- contour of equal temperature
Isotach- contour of equal wind speed
Isodrosotherm- contour of equal dewpoint
Isohyet- contour of equal rainfall
Isentrope- contour of equal potential temperature (Theta)
Isallobar- contour of equal surface barometric pressure change
Isoster- contour of a constant density
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