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microcatchment
microcatchment n.
Brit. 
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkatʃm(ə)nt/
, /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkatʃm(ə)nt/U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈkɛtʃmənt/
Ecology a small catchment area for rainfall, spec. an artificial construction which directs rainwater towards a single plant./ˌmaɪkroʊˈkɛtʃmənt/ΚΠ
1979 J. Crowther in A. F. Pitty Geogr. Approaches to Fluvial Processes iii. 35 Micro-catchments were..selected to encompass the complete spectrum of weathering environments.
1987 Agric. Water Managem. 12 177 The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of combined variabilities of rain and soil parameters as stochastic inputs for a runoff model on a microcatchment area of 250 m2.
1991 New Scientist 23 Mar. 40/2 They built tiny water-collecting structures for their sorghum crops by piling up soil round each plant. These ‘microcatchments’ are, literally, of human dimensions.
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