Bathymetry

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002887",
  "term": "Bathymetry",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The varying physical characteristics--including depth, contour and shape--of the bottom of the Bay and other bodies of water.\n\n2. The measurement of ocean depths and the mapping of the topography of the seafloor.\n\n3. The science of measuring depths of the oceans, lakes, seas, etc.\n\n4. Varying physical characteristics--including depth, contour and shape--of the bottom of the Bay and other bodies of water.\n\n5. The varying physical characteristics including depth, contour, and shape of the bottom of a body of water.\n\n6. The measurement of depths of water in oceans, seas, and lakes; also information derived from such measurements.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary",
    "NSTEP Glossary; N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bathymetry/"
}