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Figure 9:
Difference of gray area as slope distortion
When calculating the area, the contours defining the feature boundary must
be at the same elevation but other contours can be removed. As shown on
Figure 10
, if the 20m isobath is eliminated, the area will be calculated from
10m to 30m.
Figure 10:
Consistent boundary for calculating slope
