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AS Geography - River terms
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AS Geography - River terms
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Interception: Prevention of rain reaching the ground by plants
Surface Storage: Total volume of water held on the earth's surface in lakes, ponds and puddles
Soil Storage: Water held within the soil
Groundwater Storage: Storage of water underground in permeable rock strata (aquifer)
Vegetation Storage: Water being held within or on vegetation
Channel Storage: Water being held within a river
Transfers
Leaf Drip: The precipitation that falls to the ground from leaves after interception
Infiltration: Gravity flow of water within the soil
Through Fall: Precipitation falling through the plant canopy
Percolation: Downward movement of water into the soil
Surface Runoff: Movement of water over the surface - usually when the ground is frozen or saturated
Through Flow: Movement of water downslope within soil layer
Base Flow: The deeper movement of water through the underlying rock
Stem flow: Rainfall reaching the ground by daring down stems of vegetation
Inputs
Precipitation: Any moisture reaching the earth's suface
Outputs
Evapotranspiration: The loss of water from a drainage basin into the atmosphere from vegetation
River runoff: Water running within a river until it reaches the sea
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