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Chapter 3: Hydrological Processes in Riparian Areas
By Mary Nichols
Key Points of Chapter 3:
Figure 3.1. Oak Creek in Arizona.
- Processes that act to move water through the atmosphere and the earth, including precipitation, runoff, infiltration, evaporation and transpiration are called hydrologic processes.
- Hydrologic processes describe the movement of water. Water makes riparian areas unique.
- In Arizona, transmission losses are important.
- Hydrologic processes have implications for stream processes that act to erode, transport, and deposit sediment within a watershed.
- A water balance is a convenient accounting method for summarizing hydrologic processes within a watershed.
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