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Drainage Basins Evolution with Non-erodible Regions

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Drainage basins are systems that collect water over a finite area and convey it to lower altitudes by gravity. Large-scale basins are so important that they became subject of a scientific field called hydrology (e.g., [1]). Small-scale basins, like the ephemeral set of channels present in superficial runoff water, are also important since they carry over nutrients, organisms, and even pollutants rested on the ground (non-point-source pollution).

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Acknowledgements

C.A.M. is thankful for his scholarship granted by Coordenação de Aperfeiçamento de Pessoal de Ensino Superior (CAPES) of the Brazilian Government during his years at Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Graduate Program (PPGERHA). We acknowledge Duke University’s support on the use of the FIDAP® software and its computers. We are especially grateful for Prof. Luiz A. O. Rocha’s support.

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  1. Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, 190110, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil

    M. R. Errera

  2. Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná–SANEPAR, Rua Marechal Deodoro, 3081, Curitiba, PR, 80045-375, Brazil

    C. A. Marin

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  3. Dept. Mechanical Engineering &, Materials Science, Duke University, Hudson Hall, Durham, 27708, North Carolina, USA

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Errera, M.R., Marin, C.A. (2013). Drainage Basins Evolution with Non-erodible Regions. In: Rocha, L., Lorente, S., Bejan, A. (eds) Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5049-8_4

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