Concepts
11 concepts
mountain hydrology
The study of water cycling processes in mountainous terrain, including complex interactions between snowpack dynamics, topography, vegetation, and subsurface water storage
integrated hydrologic modeling
Coupled modeling approach simulating surface and subsurface hydrologic processes including groundwater flow and particle tracking
water balance
Accounting framework where annual discharge equals precipitation minus evapotranspiration minus storage changes
end-member mixing analysis
Statistical approach to quantify proportional contributions of different water sources to mixed samples using tracer concentrations
hyper-resolution modeling
High spatial resolution climate modeling at sub-kilometer scales for hydrological applications
GMWL
Global Meteoric Water Line
piston-flow model
watershed function
The integrated biogeochemical, hydrological, and ecological processes that control water, energy, and nutrient cycling within a watershed