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RAIN RUNOFF [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Pollutants
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

That part of the rainfall that appears in uncontrolled surface streams, rivers, drains or sewers.

CONT

Basins and watersheds are geographic areas from which all water (i.e. precipitation runoff, irrigation channels, groundwater, ditches, rivers, lakes, etc.) flows toward and drains through a single common outlet.

OBS

Runoff may be classified according to speed of appearance after rainfall or melting snow as direct runoff or base runoff, and according to source as surface runoff, storm interflow, or ground-water runoff.

OBS

See also "runoff".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Agents de pollution
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

[...] ruissellement pluvial sur des versants assez raides.

Spanish

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