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Preferred term

stream order

Definition

Hierarchical classification of perennial and recurring streams, originally developed by Robert E. Horton and Arthur Newell Strahler. Stream order numbers, also called Strahler stream order, are used to define stream size based on a hierarchy of tributaries. Alternative stream ordering systems have been developed by Shreve and Hodgkinson.

Broader concept

variable

Note

[controlled by ] S Stoll 2013-06-20" , "[source of definition ] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strahler_number

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21511

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 12/18/18

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