The shape of watersheds
River networks worldwide follow the emblematic Hack’s Law, which expresses the length of a stream as a function of its watershed area. Here the authors show this law does not depend on lithology or rainfall, but on the shape of watersheds and confirms the self-similarity of river networks.
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Nature Portfolio
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/59328e9b540647faa40860b83f09bb4b |
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| Sumario: | River networks worldwide follow the emblematic Hack’s Law, which expresses the length of a stream as a function of its watershed area. Here the authors show this law does not depend on lithology or rainfall, but on the shape of watersheds and confirms the self-similarity of river networks. |
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