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A catchment is an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries. Delineation can be made based on the topographic divide (watershed) using digital terrain models (DTM) and a Geographic Information System (GIS). DTMs are freely available online from a variety of sources, such as the 30 m resolution ASTER GDEM from NASA and Japan Space Systems ([http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp]).
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File:Catchment3.jpg|The River Frome catchment is a medium-sized, lowland, calcareous catchment located in southern England.
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Revision as of 09:54, 14 June 2013

Catchment

General description

A catchment is an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries. Delineation can be made based on the topographic divide (watershed) using digital terrain models (DTM) and a Geographic Information System (GIS). DTMs are freely available online from a variety of sources, such as the 30 m resolution ASTER GDEM from NASA and Japan Space Systems ([1]).

Case studies where this River Characterisation is relevant

    No case studies apply to this River Characterisation.

Tools where this River Characterisation is relevant

    No tools apply to this River Characterisation.

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