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divide

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000730

In hydrologic terms, the high ground that forms the boundary of a watershed. A divide is also called a ridge.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000730
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoclimatic divide; drainage divide
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000730",
  "term": "divide",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, the high ground that forms the boundary of a watershed. A divide is also called a ridge.",
  "see_also": [
    "climatic divide",
    "drainage divide"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/divide/"
}

Record 730 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.