A Drainage pattern can be defined in the shadow of topographical features from which a stream gets runoff, through flow, and groundwater flow which can be divided by topographic barriers called a ...

Stream orientation structures are defined by nonuniform distribution of stream flow directions. Such structures may be analyzed in a regional mode, referring the stream vectors to a common regional ...

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Mar., 2007), pp. 149-159 (11 pages) Aim We examined the relative contributions of spatial gradients and local environmental conditions to ...

Glaciers and ice sheets are retreating in response to climate warming. An analysis of drainage patterns of a huge glacier in Yukon, Canada shows that glacier retreat has led to a drastic change in the ...