Geography A-Level
Runoff
What Runoff means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Runoff
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Infrequent overland flow that supplies immense kinetic energy during episodic flash floods, rapidly channelling into wadis.
Topics that use Runoff
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