topography
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The automated program uses weather observations, forecast data, fuel and vegetation conditions, topography, location data, and information on available resources.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
As I explained to the trainees, however, an exceptional amount of knowledge about botany, forestry, gastronomy, aquatic systems and topography was not just passed along by enslaved people, but created by them.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
"We knew my shot had hit the flag, but because of the green's topography we couldn't see the base of the pin," said Rob.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“This flexible topography creates an ideal canvas for new construction, guest structures, expansion, or a reimagined modern compound while capitalizing on the exceptional privacy and positioning.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Every day a new place, a complex, winding traverse over the varied topography of this appealing planet.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
It takes a thoroughly empirical approach to California’s four seasons and their manifestation across its myriad topographies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
University of Washington scientists who combined sea-level projections with topographies along Washington’s coast found some parts of Seattle and other areas will be permanently underwater if worst-case projections are realized.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 9, 2024
But the impacts of climate change are uneven, Beissinger said, and the Pacific Northwest’s varying topographies and climates make it challenging to predict exactly how birds will adjust, Beissinger said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
That breakthrough, he added, became the initial source for the kinds of detailed ocean topographies that are now visible to everyday users of Google Earth.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
A third advantage of the Fertile Crescent’s Mediterranean zone is that it provides a wide range of altitudes and topographies within a short distance.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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