Drainage density: Difference between revisions

From Glossary of Meteorology
(Created page with " {{TermHeader}} {{TermSearch}} <div class="termentry"> <div class="term"> == drainage density == </div> <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">One of the...")
 
m (Rewrite with Template:Term and clean up)
 
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Term
 
|Display title=drainage density
{{TermHeader}}
|Definitions={{Definition
{{TermSearch}}
|Num=1
 
|Meaning=
<div class="termentry">
One of the means of numerically characterizing a [[stream]] for study and comparative  purposes, computed by dividing the length of the stream channel by its [[drainage area]]; usually  expressed in miles per square [[mile]].
  <div class="term">
}}
== drainage density ==
}}
  </div>
 
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">One of the means of numerically characterizing a [[stream]] for study and comparative  purposes, computed by dividing the length of the stream channel by its [[drainage area]]; usually  expressed in miles per square [[mile]].</div><br/> </div>
</div>
 
{{TermIndex}}
{{TermFooter}}
 
[[Category:Terms_D]]

Latest revision as of 12:39, 27 March 2024

One of the means of numerically characterizing a stream for study and comparative purposes, computed by dividing the length of the stream channel by its drainage area; usually expressed in miles per square mile.

Retrieved from "https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Drainage_density&oldid=30418"
Powered by MediaWiki
Powered by WikiTeq
Powered by Semantic MediaWiki
Copyright 2025 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.