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• beaded stream pattern —    A characteristic pattern of small streams in areas underlain by ice wedges. The course of the stream channel is controlled by the pattern of the wedges, with beads (pools) occurring at the junctions of the wedges.    NRC …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Stream gradient — is the ratio of drop in a stream per unit distance, usually expressed as feet per mile or meters per kilometer. A high gradient indicates a steep slope and rapid flow of water (ie. more ability to erode); whereas a low gradient indicates a more… …   Wikipedia

• stream order —    An integer system applied to tributaries (stream segments) that documents their relative position within a drainage basin network as determined by the pattern of its confluences. The order of the drainage basin is determined by the highest… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• pattern recognition — Computers. the automated identification of shapes or forms or patterns of speech. * * * In computer science, the imposition of identity on input data, such as speech, images, or a stream of text, by the recognition and delineation of patterns it… …   Universalium

• beaded drainage pattern —    (not recommended)    use beaded stream pattern …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Jet stream — Jet streams are fast flowing, relatively narrow air currents found at the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere (where temperature decreases with height) and the stratosphere (where temperature increases with height), [United States… …   Wikipedia

• Gulf Stream — 1. a warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current. 2. See Gulf Stream system. * * * Warm… …   Universalium

• Channel pattern — Fluvial processes form several channel patterns, including: Straight, which are found in the most tectonically incised/active areas. This is more of a hypothetical end member, and are not often found in nature. Straight type channels can be found …   Wikipedia

• trellised drainage pattern —   where the pattern of streams is such that the tributaries (or subsequent streams) to the main (or consequent stream) join at right angles to it. The pattern may become more complex with the addition of obsequent streams. The pattern develops on …   Geography glossary

• obsequent stream —   in a trellised drainage pattern, those streams flowing parallel but in the opposite direction to the consequent stream. The consequent stream follows the general direction of slope. The obsequent streams flow down the rear side of the more… …   Geography glossary

• dendritic drainage pattern —    A drainage pattern in which the streams branch randomly in all directions and at almost any angle, resembling in plan the branching habit of certain trees. It is produced where a consequent stream receives several tributaries which in turn are …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology