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Dry deposition
Geography; Physical geography
The transport of gases and minute liquid and solid particles from the atmosphere to the ground surface without the aid of precipitation or fog. Compare with wet deposition.
Drainage wind
Geography; Physical geography
A wind common to mountainous regions that involves heavy cold air flowing along the ground from high to low elevations because of gravity. Also see katabatic wind.
Drainage pattern
Geography; Physical geography
Geometric pattern that a stream's channels take in the landscape. These patterns are controlled by factors such as slope, climate, vegetation, and bedrock resistance to erosion.
Drainage network
Geography; Physical geography
System of interconnected stream channels found in a drainage basin.
Dyne
Geography; Physical geography
A unit of force that creates an acceleration on a mass of 1 gramme equal to 1 centimetre per second. 105 dynes equals one newton.
Distributional limit
Geography; Physical geography
Spatial boundary that defines the edge of a species geographical range.
Dissolution
Geography; Physical geography
The process of a substance dissolving and dispersing into a liquid.
