zonation
noun
zo·na·tion
zō-ˈnā-shən 
1
: structure or arrangement in zones
2
: distribution of kinds of organisms in biogeographic zones
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An airborne hyperspectral survey (completed in 2022) indicates apparent zonation from magnesium-rich chlorite to iron-rich chlorite across the area and a broad zone of exhibiting a spectral signature of alunite-silica that are typical in the tops of porphyry copper systems.
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Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
According to the seismic zonation map of India, the whole of Jammu and Kashmir, which lies close to the Himalayas, comes under Zone IV and is also ecologically sensitive.
—Manish Kumar, Quartz, 20 Feb. 2023
The main means of defining the hazard from lava flow invasion, and fine-tuning the hazard zonation and the vulnerability of the Etnean area at very high resolution, is computer simulation of lava flows.
—Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2010
Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
According to the seismic zonation map of India, the whole of Jammu and Kashmir, which lies close to the Himalayas, comes under Zone IV and is also ecologically sensitive.
—Manish Kumar, Quartz, 20 Feb. 2023
The main means of defining the hazard from lava flow invasion, and fine-tuning the hazard zonation and the vulnerability of the Etnean area at very high resolution, is computer simulation of lava flows.
—Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2010
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“Zonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zonation. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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