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source region

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source region [′sȯrs ‚rē·jən]
(meteorology)
An extensive area of the earth's surface characterized by essentially uniform surface conditions and so situated with respect to the general atmospheric circulation that an air mass may remain over it long enough to acquire its characteristic properties.


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Yet my wanderings in the source region of the river as well as on its banks has shown me how callous we can be in choking the stream that we consider so sacred.
An abundance of data was recorded at nearly 300 seismic stations in the source region by seismologists in China.
The source region extends from the source toward the receiver at a distance equal to 30 times the height of the source.
 
 
 
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