The Mars Climate Sounder will look both down and horizontally through the atmosphere in order to quantify the global atmosphere's vertical variations of water vapor, dust and temperature.

The complete steerability of the radar allows horizontal gradients and structure to be examined along with vertical variations.

This means that the vertical variation of the electron's wavefunction, and thus a component of its energy, is quantized.

Pyroclastic falls exhibit lateral and commonly vertical variations in the nature and size of fragments.

The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius produced the Pompeii Pumice which is an example of lateral and vertical variations.

It may be borne in both horizontal and vertical variations.

This mapping approach characterizes the vertical variations of physical properties in each 3-D map unit.

Rotary wheels come in different variations, including both continuous motion and indexing wheels, and vertical or horizontal variations.

However, in cases where the mean state is sufficiently simple, the vertical variations can be separated from the horizontal and several sets of shallow water equations can describe the state.

Stratigraphic traps are formed as a result of lateral and vertical variations in the thickness, texture, porosity or lithology of the reservoir rock.