overland flow

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004652",
  "term": "overland flow",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The rain storm or snow melt runoff water which flows over the ground surface as a thin layer - as opposed to the channelized (concentrated) runoff which occurs in rills and gulleys.",
  "synonyms": [
    "surface flow"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "water flow",
    "runoff"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "flujo superficial"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/overland-flow/"
}