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Effective rainfall

Updated on 13/07/2018
Illustration
Les précipitations efficaces
Définition
Sens technique
Difference between precipitation and actual evapotranspiration and expressed in mm. Effective rainfall can be calculated directly from climatic parameters and easily used available water (RFU). The water of effective rainfall is distributed to the ground surface into two fractions: runoff and infiltration.
Source
According to the Ministry of Ecology
Thématiques associées
Hydrology.
Autres termes utiles à la compréhension issus du glossaire
Infiltration, Runoff.
Translations
Précipitations efficaces [fr], Lluvia eficaz [es].
Review status
Soumis au comité de relecture.