| 单词 | catchment |
| 释义 | catchment (kætʃmənt ) Word forms: catchments countable noun In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way. [technical] Most schools use distance as the main criterion but others have defined catchment areas. Collocations: catchment management The greater failures this winter are those that lie with other parts of government: rainfall prediction, funding and wider catchment management. Times, Sunday Times Catchment management authorities are unique because the area they govern corresponds to the naturally occurring drainage basins, enabling integrated catchment management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Due to their location in the water catchment area, education programs need to teach about total catchment management programs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Water catchment management measures include recharge pits, which capture rainwater and runoff and use it to recharge ground water supplies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Alternative views exist, with others suggesting that desalination could be viable with some further engineering and catchment management considerations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One in ten river catchment areas could have problems from too much water being drawn out. Times, Sunday Times This was the first to address the problem of farm fertilisers leaching into the soil in vulnerable river catchment areas. Times, Sunday Times The river catchment has sandy soils and steep topography, as with other rivers that supply the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the floods of 2007, more than a full month's rainfall fell in 24 hours on the river catchment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The river catchment lies in a temperate climatic zone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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