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recession curve [1 record]

Record 1 2009-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

The portion of the hydrograph where runoff is predominantly produced from basin storage (i.e., subsurface and small land depressions). It is separated from the falling limb of the hydrograph by an inflection point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie

Spanish

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