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FAIR-WEATHER RUNOFF [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Sustained or fair-weather runoff ...

OBS

It is primarily composed of effluent ground water, but also of runoff delayed by slow passage through lakes or swamps.

OBS

base runoff: The term refers to the natural flow of a stream, unaffected by the works of man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Partie du débit d'un cours d'eau qui provient essentiellement des nappes souterraines, mais aussi de la vidange des lacs et de la fonte des glaciers, durant des périodes suffisamment longues où il ne se produit ni précipitation ni fonte de neige.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Parte del caudal que se incorpora a una corriente de agua, procedente principalmente de aguas subterráneas, pero también de lagos y glaciares, durante períodos largos en los que no se producen precipitaciones o fusión de nieve.

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