Drainage basin characteristics, their selection, derivation and analysis for a flood study of the British isles
- 1 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
- Vol. 3 (3) , 277-293
- https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290030307
Abstract
A large data bank of morphometric, cover and climatic data for over a thousand drainage basins of all sizes in the British Isles was set up by the N.E.R.C. Flood Study. The paper describes the selection of these ‘independent’ variables, their degree of correlation, their portrayal of regional variability in the British Isles and their success as predictors of flood variables. The internal adjustment of drainage basins is confirmed, as is the basic physical division of Britain.Keywords
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