surface-water drainage
101Stockholm Water Prize — Presented annually since 1991, the Stockholm Water Prize [http://www.siwi.org/sa/node.asp?node=53] is a prestigious award that recognises outstanding achievements in water related activities. Over the past two decades, Stockholm Water Prize… …
102autogenic drainage — Underground karst drainage that is derived entirely by absorption of meteoric water into the karst rock surface [9]. Synonym: autochthonous drainage. See also allogenic drainage …
103deranged drainage pattern — A distinctively disordered drainage pattern of nonintegrated streams which indicates a complete lack of underlying structural and bedrock control, resulting from a relatively young landscape having a flat or undulating topographic surface and… …
104Upper Harz Water Tunnels — Exit portal of the Lower Hasenbach Tunnel Slag brick walls in the Franz August Tunnel …
105pellicular water — 1. The film of water left around each grain or fracture surface of water bearing material after gravity drainage [22]. 2. Water of adhesion [22]. 3. Water that can be extracted by root absorption and evaporation but cannot be moved by… …
106Interception (water) — Interception, or canopy interception, refers to precipitation that does not reach the soil, but is instead intercepted by the leaves and branches of plants. It occurs in the canopy, and in the forest ground litter. Because of evaporation,… …
107Drain commissioner — A drain commissioner is an elected official in counties of the U.S. state of Michigan with a population over 12,000. In counties with a population under 12,000, the statutory duties and responsibilities of the drain commissioner are performed by… …
108SUDS — England, Wales sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) Also known as sustainable drainage systems. Surface water drainage methods that take account of quantity, quality and amenity issues by controlling surface water runoff as close to its… …
109Types of concrete — There are many types of concrete, variations of installation, composition, finish and performance characteristics. A highway paved with concrete …
110Kalahari Desert — Kalahari redirects here. For the film, see Kalahari (film). Kalahari Desert Desert A satellite image of the Kalahari by NASA World Wind …
