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Traditionally in geomorphology, a flatiron is a steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata. Flatirons have wide bases that form the base of a steep, triangular facet that narrows upward into a point at its summit.
Geomorphology (from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) 'earth' μορφή (morphḗ) 'form' and λόγος 'study') [2] is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features generated by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near Earth's surface.
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Erwin Raisz (1 March 1893, Lőcse, Hungary – 1 December 1968, Bangkok, Thailand) was a Hungarian-born American cartographer, best known for his physiographic maps of landforms. Early life and education
In geology, a terrace is a step-like landform. A terrace consists of a flat or gently sloping geomorphic surface, called a tread, that is typically bounded on one side by a steeper ascending slope, which is called a "riser" or "scarp". The tread and the steeper descending slope (riser or scarp) together constitute the terrace.
The model in its original form is intended to explain relief development in temperate landscapes in which erosion by running water is assumed to be of prime importance. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] Nevertheless, the cycle of erosion has been extended, with modifications, into arid , semi-arid , savanah , selva , glacial , coastal , karst and periglacial areas.
The date of the last eruption if the landform is of volcanic origin. Other: topo The name of the topographic map that contains the landform Designation Any designation the landform has, such as a protected area. free_label_1 free_label_2 free_label_3 Additional tags that can be customised to add further content to the infobox.
SIMSCRIPT is a free-form, English-like general-purpose simulation language conceived by Harry Markowitz and Bernard Hausner at the RAND Corporation in 1962. It was implemented as a Fortran preprocessor on the IBM 7090 [1] [2] and was designed for large discrete event simulations. It influenced Simula. [3]