دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

the study and mapping of ocean floor topography.

n: a zone of steep, variable topography forming a transition from the continental shelf edge to the ocean basin.

a topography formed when groundwater forms pockets or caves below or in a structure (usually limestone),allowing some of that structure to drop (e.g., create sinkholes). The complete cycle occurs over geologic time.

n: the process of bending joints so that a pipeline will conform to the topography of a right-of-way. Pipe bends are made by the cold-work: process.

n: the configuration of a land surface, including its natural and artificial features with their relative positions and elevations.