English-Finnish translations for surface runoff

Definition of surface runoff

• Overland flow of excess water that cannot be absorbed by the ground as infiltration

Examples

• When there is very heavy rainfall on California hillsides over a prolonged period, there is almost always ensuing surface runoff.

Related words

• surface
• resurface
• worksurface
• subsurface
• hypersurface
• surface-active
• air-to-surface
• surface-to-air
• undersurface
• surface-to-surface