Drainage basin

"That area, measured in a horizontal plane, enclosed by a topographic (drainage) divide from which direct surface runoff from precipitation or snowpack runoff normally drains by gravity into the stream above the specified point." (United Nations Publications, 2013) 

Sources

United Nations Publications. "Glossary of Shared Water Resources (English-Arabic): Technical, Socioeconomic and Legal Terminology." (2013). DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.18356/70b462ce-en

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Veronica De Souza

Space Application Director Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales / Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities

My name is Verónica De Souza. I have a degree in Physics with a minor in Geophysics and a Master's degree in Ocean, Atmosphere, and Continental Surface Science. I worked for 13 years at the Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities (ABAE), the last three years in the Space Applications Directorate, focusing primarily on the processing and use of satellite data, especially from Venezuela's VRSS-1/2 satellites. Recently, ABAE has been participating in an inter-institutional committee on the management and sustainability of the country's watersheds.