surface topography

collocation in English

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surface
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us
/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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topography
noun[U]
uk
/təˈpɒɡ.rə.fi/us
/təˈpɑː.ɡrə.fi/
the physical appearance of the natural features of an area of land, especially the shape of ...
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(Definition ofsurfaceandtopographyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This ability to modulate the tension field was the mechanism for both control and lack of control of thesurfacetopographyand section.
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The interdependence of proteinsurfacetopographyand bound water molecules revealed by surface accessibility and fractal density measures.
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In particular, urea/urethane elastomers develop multi-stable states withsurfacetopographyfeatures that have remarkable regularity.
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Rotary hoeing is often used to control weeds in ridge-tillage systems, after planting has produced a relatively flatsurfacetopography; cultivations to rebuild the ridges further control weeds.
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The location-dependent, but persistent in time, separation between mean sea level and the geoid is referred to as (stationary) oceansurfacetopography.
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Icelandic shields are mostly small (15km3cumi 0), symmetrical (although this can affected bysurfacetopography), and characterized by eruptions from summit calderas.
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The height variations of oceansurfacetopographycan be as much as two meters and are influenced by ocean circulation, ocean temperature, and salinity.
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This may involve correcting the data for unwanted variations; for example, a gravity survey would be corrected forsurfacetopography.
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Stereomicroscopy overlaps macrophotography for recording and examining solid samples with complexsurfacetopography, where a three-dimensional view is needed for analysing the detail.
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The permanent deviation between the geoid and mean sea level is called oceansurfacetopography.
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Additionally, the incident angle and the scattered angle help determine the samplesurfacetopography.
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The factors that affect gloss are the refractive index of the material, the angle of incident light and thesurfacetopography.
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Oceansurfacetopographyis used to map ocean currents, which move around the ocean's hills and valleys in predictable ways.
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Clutter from across-track scatterers had instead to be inferred from the knowledge of thesurfacetopography.
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These measurements of seasurfacetopographyallow scientists to calculate the speed and direction of ocean currents and monitor global ocean circulation.
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Oceansurfacetopographycan be derived from ship-going measurements of temperature and salinity at depth.
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