Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2008/09 - Gruppe 08 - Aufgabe 1 - Contour Plot/Map
Definition
A contour plot (also contour map) is a graphic representation of the relationships among three numeric variables in two dimensions. Two variables are for X and Y axes, and a third variable Z is for contour levels. The contour levels are plotted as curves; the area between curves can be color coded to indicate interpolated values.
[SAS, 2008]
Types of contour plots
Meteorology
Physical geography and oceanography
Thermodynamics, engineering, and other sciences
References
- [SAS, 2008] SAS OnlineDoc, SAS. Retrieved at: October 29, 2008. http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/de/sgug.hlp/ctr_index.htm
- [AbAs, 2008] Absolute Astronomy. Retrieved at: October 31, 2008. http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/
- [Wiki, 2008] Contour line, Wikipedia. Retrieved at: October 30, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contour_map