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How do gradient and discharge change between a streams headwaters and it's mouth?
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How do the gradient and discharge of a stream change from its headwaters to its mouth?
The discharge for a single stream should not change much from the headwater to the mouth. The exceptions to the mouth would be if another stream joined the main stream, which would increase the discharge or if you loose a significant amount of water to infilitration, which would decrease the discharge. The gradient should be high at the headwaters and gradually decrease downstream where it should be low at the mouth. Of course differences in lithologies or secondary streams can change the gradient for a short distance, thought the overall profile should fit the expected model.
New york'S most common form of physical weathering?
Water erosion, mostly by streams and rivers that have a high gradient and discharge.
Does a streams discharge change?
All the time.
Why can high gradient streams move large sediment particles?
High gradient streams have steeper slopes, which means they have more energy and power to transport larger sediment particles. The fast flowing water in high gradient streams can effectively carry and move these large particles due to the force of the water flow.
The ability of a stream to reode and transport material depends largely on its?
The ability of a stream to erode and transport material largely depends on its velocity, gradient, and discharge. Streams with higher velocities, steeper gradients, and greater discharge have more erosive power and are better able to transport sediment.
Does a streams discharge ever change?
All the time.
Jet streams are associated with fronts because of the?
Jet streams are associated with fronts because they form along the boundaries between air masses with different temperatures and densities. The strong gradient in temperature and pressure across fronts can create intense winds aloft, which contribute to the formation and intensification of jet streams. This interaction helps to generate the fast-moving, narrow bands of air known as jet streams.
What is a increase in stream velocity due to?
An increase in stream velocity can be due to factors such as a steeper gradient, higher discharge, narrower channel width, or decreased channel roughness. These factors can contribute to higher flow velocities in rivers or streams.
What does large temperature gradient at high altitudes of the atmosphere cause?
Polar jet streams
What a large temperature gradient at high altitude of the atmosphere cause?
Polar jet streams
Does the carrying capacity increase as a streams slope and discharge increase?
true
