duration
fracture spacing
mountain-block recharge
C-Q relationship
baseflow age distributions
chemostatic behavior
Concentration-discharge pattern where solute concentrations remain relatively constant across flow conditions, indicated by C-Q slope near zero
current velocity
Speed of water flow in streams, affecting nutrient movement and algal composition
end-member mixing analysis
Statistical approach to quantify proportional contributions of different water sources to mixed samples using tracer concentrations
fractured bedrock
snowmelt infiltration
Process by which melting snow penetrates soil and triggers changes in microbial activity and nutrient cycling
subsurface water storage
The amount of water stored in soil and subsurface compartments that responds dynamically to hydrological inputs and outputs
transmissivity feedback
Richards equation
Mathematical equation describing water flow in partially saturated soils by relating volumetric soil water content to constitutive relations
binary mixing model
enhancement factor
environmental tracer concentrations
groundwater recharge
The downward movement of water from surface water to groundwater, occurring through infiltration and percolation processes and declining under warming due to increased evapotranspiration
recharge
steady-state conditions
turnover times
water allocation
Budyko framework
A theoretical framework relating long-term evapotranspiration to water availability and atmospheric evaporative demand
beaver-induced floodplain exchange
catchment water storage
drift phase
elevation isotopic lapse rate
The systematic change in isotopic composition of precipitation with elevation due to progressive rainout and temperature effects
fSCA
falling limb
hyper-resolution modeling
High spatial resolution climate modeling at sub-kilometer scales for hydrological applications
hysteresis
Different trajectory of C-Q relationships during rising and falling limbs of hydrographs that indicate differences in timing of hydrological response from surface and subsurface compartments
irrigation
mountain lakes
noble gas recharge temperature
rising limb
river stage
sediment grain size
The size distribution of sediment particles in aquatic systems, measured using gravelometer techniques
stable isotope mixing model
Analytical framework using isotopic signatures to determine proportional contributions of different water sources to plant water uptake
stream resilience
transmissivity feedback
A modeling approach where downslope flow responds to rainfall or snowmelt recharge through accommodating new recharge within a rising water table within a thicker and more transmissive saturated zone
tritium concentration
water potential
An integrative measure of how much tension there is in the water column of the xylem, reflecting the ease or difficulty a plant has in transporting water from the soil
Budyko framework
Consumptive Use
GMWL
Global Meteoric Water Line
Saturated zone
bypass flow by piping
colloidal transport
Transport of nano- to microscale particles through porous media and across environmental interfaces