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Isobar

An isobar is a line of equal or constant pressure on a graph, plot, or map; an isopleth of pressure.

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National Science Digital Library - Isobar (http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/Library/glossary.shtml#Isobar)
Drawing Contour Plots (http://avc.comm.nsdlib.org/cgi-bin/wiki_print.pl?Drawing_Contour_Plots). A lesson plan that deals with drawing various isopleths including isobars.

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