Factors affecting discharge
- Created by: Sophie Tew
- Created on: 19-12-12 20:39
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- Factors affecting Discharge
- Physical
- Weather
- Snow - melt, frozen ground no infiltration
- Percipitation - heavy rainfall, ground too saturated
- Temperature - evapotranspiration (reduce discharge)
- Vegetation - more trees, less infiltration
- Porus soil type/ permeable rock - slow
- Impermeable rock - faster
- Weather
- Human
- Urbanisation
- Permeable structures, artificial drainage, machinery
- Land use
- Dams, agriculture
- Deforestation
- Urbanisation
- Physical
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