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SURFACE MANTLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
CONT

... the surface mantle is a region subject to storage depletion by evaporation and evapotranspiration, and its infiltration characteristics determine the extent to which rainfall or snowmelt may be received for storage and transmission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
CONT

[...] la couche de surface est une zone où l'évaporation et l'évapotranspiration prélèvent de l'eau emmagasinée; les caractéristiques d'infiltration déterminent les proportions des eaux de pluie ou de fonte des neiges qui seront emmagasinées et percoleront à travers le sol.

Spanish

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