Drainage basin hydrology Flashcards
1
Q
What is a drainage basin?
A
An area of land where any precipitations is drained away into a body of water
2
Q
What type of system is a drainage basin
A
Open
3
Q
What are inputs to a drainage basin
A
Precipitation
4
Q
What are stores in a drainage basin
A
Aquifers, vegitation, surface storage
5
Q
What are flows in a drainage basin
A
Percolation, throughflow, stemflow, groundwater flow, surface runoff
6
Q
What are the outputs of a drainage basin
A
Evaporation, transpiration, river discharge
