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TOTAL RUNOFF [2 records]

Record 1 2009-02-18

English

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

Total stream flow comprises two main components in which total base flow and direct runoff.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
CONT

L'écoulement total [...] représente la quantité d'eau qui s'écoule chaque année à l'exutoire d'un bassin versant considéré. L'écoulement est la somme des différents termes : écoulement superficiel [...], écoulement hypodermique [...] et écoulement de base (ou écoulement souterrain) [...] qui résulte de la vidange des nappes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1978-01-19

English

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

The runoff, from all sources, from a drainage area for a definite period of time or for the duration of a particular storm.

OBS

The sum of the "surface runoff" and "shallow percolation".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
OBS

Écoulement, provenant de toutes les sources d'un bassin versant pour une période de temps déterminée ou pour une pluie particulière.

Spanish

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