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Contour lines normally connect areas with equal data values, so may generally be called isolines or isopleths-lines of the same value. Normally, the primary set of contour lines is displayed as a solid line, while the secondary contour is displayed as a &shed line. For example, a standard 850-hPa, 24-hour prognosis chart has height contours in solid lines, temperature contours in dashed lines, and wind speed and direction as plotted data.
INDEX CONTOUR LINE A bolder/wider brown line that has the elevation value marked at various intervals as a part of the line. These contours typically occur every fifth line. Use an index contour near the point for which you are trying to find the elevation as a first step to determining the elevation of that point. Example of an index contour. This is the basic symbol that you will use to determine the elevation of a feature or location. It is a brown line on a topographic map and represents a line of equal elevation. All locations that a contour lines crosses have the same elevation at that point.