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NALT Completo

recursos naturales, conservación, medio ambiente
hidrología
flujo de agua
flujo superficial

Preferred term

flujo superficial

Type

Topic

Definition

Agua de escorrentía de tormentas o de la fusión de la nieve que corre sobre la superficie como una capa delgada, a diferencia de la escorrentía canalizada (concentrada), que tiene lugar en riachuelos y sumideros.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/naltv#Definition

Broader concept

flujo de agua

Related concepts

escorrentía

In other languages

overland flow

English
surface flow

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/56399

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