Concepts
5 concepts
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snowpack persistence
Duration that snowpack remains on the ground providing water inputs to trees
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evapotranspiration
The combined process of water evaporation from soil and plant surfaces and water transpiration from plant leaves, representing a major component of the water budget that increases with warming tempera...
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sublimation
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advective flow
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snow sublimation
Direct transition of snow from solid to vapor phase, important for water balance in mountain watersheds