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sheet flow — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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sheet flow

Scope: hydrology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on sheet flow with 30 nodes and 108 connections. Top connected: Atriplex canescens, Artemisia, A. tridentata, Artemisia tridentata, native species.

Definition

Overland flow that occurs when rainfall intensity exceeds the rate at which water can enter the soil

Related Terms (2)

Horton overland flowHOF

Publications (2)

Road impacts on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, with emphasis on effects to surface- and shallow ground-water hydrology - A literature review

2007Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing Worldmeasured

Hydrologic and Biotic Effects of Grazing vs. Non-Grazing near Grand Junction, Colorado

1970Journal of Range Managementmeasured

Related Concepts (9)

road drainage structures

framework2 shared papers

sediment transport

process2 shared papers

groundwater-surface water interactions

process2 shared papers

herbivory impact

process1 shared paper

infiltration capacity

measurement1 shared paper

biological soil crusts

phenomenon1 shared paper

paired watershed study

framework1 shared paper

subsurface water storage

measurement1 shared paper

hydraulic connectivity

process1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Waterfowl

Artemisia tridentata

Asteraceae1 paper

Pinus contorta

Pinaceae1 paper

Artemisia

Asteraceae1 paper

Atriplex

Amaranthaceae1 paper

Hilaria jamesii

big sagebrush

Sphagnum

Sphagnaceae1 paper

Atriplex canescens

not mentioned1 paper

native species