null
US
Sign In
Sign Up for Free
Sign Up
We have detected that Javascript is not enabled in your browser. The dynamic nature of our site means that Javascript must be enabled to function properly. Please read our
terms and conditions
for more information.
Next up
Copy and Edit
You need to log in to complete this action!
Register for Free
2037166
AS Geography - River terms
Description
Mind Map on AS Geography - River terms, created by alexcoupe1998 on 15/02/2015.
Mind Map by
alexcoupe1998
, updated more than 1 year ago
More
Less
Created by
alexcoupe1998
over 9 years ago
8
2
0
Resource summary
AS Geography - River terms
Stores
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
Media attachments
1537b80a-934f-48f0-ad40-77845697cbe8 (image/jpg)
Show full summary
Hide full summary
Want to create your own
Mind Maps
for
free
with GoConqr?
Learn more
.
Similar
Spanish Adjectives (Describing People)
Niat Habtemariam
P1 - The Earth in the Universe
franimal
GCSE Biology 4 OCR - The Processes of Life
blairzy123
Essay Outline
Kai Ladd
Organic Chemistry Functional Groups
linpubotwheeds
Hitler's Chancellorship
c7jeremy
History- Medicine through time key figures
gemma.bell
P1 quiz
I M Wilson
4. The Skeletal System - bones of the skull
t.whittingham
1PR101 2.test - Část 7.
Nikola Truong
Clinical Pathoanatomy MCQs (Q 151-250)
Ore iyanda
Browse Library