Depth of runoff


Updated on 04/07/2018
Définition
Sens commun

Amount of water measured on a level surface and expressed as height.

Source
according to IOWater
Sens technique

A flow rate value expressed in mm. The depth of runoff is obtained by dividing a runoff volume at a measuring station by the surface of the drainage basin at the station; it is most commonly expressed in mm, which allows comparing it to the rainfalls which cause it.

Source
according to SCHAPI
Thématiques associées
Termes associés à des définitions du Sandre
Review status
Soumis au comité de relecture.