The meaning of the Link-Hillslope Decomposition as it exsits on the terrain

This example is for the Quartz Hill basin in western New Mexico 35°04'59'' N and 108°00'48'' W about 41 miles southwest from Grants, NM. This basins drainage area is 2.13 km^2, and is a typical semi-arid setting. The basins is inside the Cibola National Forest (USDA Forest Service)

1. The Cuencas network can be overlayed on top of digital photos using Google Earth.

2. The Cuencas network provides a unique decomposition of the terrain into Link-Hillslope

3. Does Cuencas Network reflect the network that exists on the landscape? (transparencies)

4. Do Cuencas Link-Hillslope exists on the landscape (transparencies)

5. A three dimensional look allow us to understand the meaning of this decomposition in term of landscpe features (and interior and an exterior link)

6. The decomposition is consistent with landscape features throughout the network.

7. Any other decomposition of this basin (e.g. catchment in the sense of MIKE-SHE or planes in the sense of KINEROS) would require equations that account for the aggregation that is being done.

7. Google it yourself! Get the overlay here