Concepts

Process by which melting snow penetrates soil and triggers changes in microbial activity and nutrient cycling

The amount of water stored in soil and subsurface compartments that responds dynamically to hydrological inputs and outputs

Mathematical equation describing water flow in partially saturated soils by relating volumetric soil water content to constitutive relations

The downward movement of water from surface water to groundwater, occurring through infiltration and percolation processes and declining under warming due to increased evapotranspiration

A theoretical framework relating long-term evapotranspiration to water availability and atmospheric evaporative demand

The systematic change in isotopic composition of precipitation with elevation due to progressive rainout and temperature effects

High spatial resolution climate modeling at sub-kilometer scales for hydrological applications

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

The size distribution of sediment particles in aquatic systems, measured using gravelometer techniques

Analytical framework using isotopic signatures to determine proportional contributions of different water sources to plant water uptake

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

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

Transport of nano- to microscale particles through porous media and across environmental interfaces