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SHEET FLOOD [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A broad expanse of moving storm-borne water that spreads as a thin, continuous, relatively uniform film over a large area in an arid region ...

CONT

As sheetwash declines following a rainstorm it changes from continuous layer form into subdivided rillwash.

OBS

sheet flood: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Eaux pluviales formant le ruissellement diffus.

CONT

Après une forte pluie, [...] l'écoulement en nappe continue se subdivise face aux obstacles et forme le «ruissellement diffus» [...] qui correspond [...] au «rillwash» américain.

OBS

inondation en nappe : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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