Drainage Basin
Very brief to the point Drainage Basin terms
- Created by: tybeany88
- Created on: 26-09-13 16:36
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- Hydrological Cycle
- Drainage basin
- Inputs
- Precipitation
- Drip - Water falls to the ground from leaves
- Stemflow - Water runs down branches
- Throughfall - Water passes through spaces between vegetation
- Surface Runoff - Flows overland to river
- Infiltration - water absorbed into ground
- Throughflow - W moves through soil to river
- Percolation - Water moves from sol to rock layer
- Groundwater flow - water moves through rock layers to river
- Energy from the sun - causes snow and ice to melt
- Precipitation
- Stores
- Ground water: Ares underground can store water
- Surface water: Lakes, reservoirs, ice and rivers
- Within soil
- On vegetation: Interception
- Outputs
- Evapotranspiration
- Draining into the sea or large lake
- Percolating into a large store
- Inputs
- Drainage basin
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