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| '''[[Aspect]]''' generally refers to the direction to which a mountain '''[[slope]]''' faces. The aspect of a slope can make very significant influences on its local climate (microclimate). | '''[[Aspect]]''' generally refers to the direction to which a mountain '''[[slope]]''' faces. The aspect of a slope can make very significant influences on its local climate (microclimate). | ||
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Aspect generally refers to the direction to which a mountain slope faces. The aspect of a slope can make very significant influences on its local climate (microclimate).
Also see
Reference
- Terrain Slope/Aspect Display And Analysis [1]
- See Wikipedia Aspect Geography [2]
- National Avalanche Center and The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center
[Slope Aspect with respect to the sun] [[3]]
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