What Is a Detention Basin?

The systematic knowledge of the influence of the terrain of the basin (which can include valleys and mountains) on weather and climate (mainly local) is called basin meteorology. This concept was proposed and widely advocated by Zhang Xuewen, the former director of Xinjiang Meteorological Science Institute. It was first seen in the article "Meteorological Issues in Basins" published by the Xinjiang Meteorology in 1986.