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Runoff increases when vegetation has been removed, compaction (as in foot or vehicular traffic) has occurred, or the location has been developed so that the permeable area has been reduced.
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When careless human activities decrease the amount of plantlife the amount of runoff usually?
Increases
What are the human impacts on surface runoff?
Urbanization increases surface runoff, by creating more impervious surfaces such as pavement and buildings, that do not allow percolation of the water down through the soil to the aquifer. It is instead forced directly into streams or storm water runoff drains, where erosion and siltation can be major problems, even when flooding is not. Increased runoff reduces groundwater recharge, thus lowering the water table and making droughts worse, especially for farmers and others who depend on water wells.
What are the two types of runoff?
Surface runoff and Subsurface runoff. Basically, above ground and below ground
What is the relationship for runoff abstractions and precipitation?
Runoff- Precipitation- Abstractions
What is the difference between runoff and rainfall?
Runoff is the result of rainfall.
Deforestation increases the amount of water runoff which increases the rate of?
soil erosion
As surface runoff increases stream discharge will do what?
increase
The amount of surface runoff increases as?
A number of factors. Soil saturation is one.
When careless human activities decrease the amount of plantlife the amount of runoff usually?
Increases
How does clmate effect the amount of runoff?
Warm climates reduce runoff because evaporation increases. cold climates reduce runoff because precipitation is trapped in a form of snow or ice so there is little imediate runoffif traveling occurs slowly there is less runoff but if thawing occurs rapidly runoff can cause a significant problem like flooding nd mudslides
Why do most streams in New York have greater stream discharge?
Melting snow increases runoff in spring
When building construction decreases vegetation that obsorbs water runoff it increases the effects the effects of which event?
Dinosaurs are real,
Will Runoff will increase as vegetation in the area decreases?
Yes, runoff is likely to increase as vegetation in the area decreases. Vegetation plays a crucial role in absorbing and slowing down rainfall, allowing water to infiltrate into the ground. Without vegetation, more water will run off the surface, leading to increased runoff. This can result in higher risks of flooding and erosion.
Why do most streams in the United States have a greater stream discharge in spring than in summer?
Melting snow increases runoff in spring.
Why do most stream in the United states have a greater stream discharge in spring than summer?
Melting snow increases runoff in spring.
How does urbanization paving etc affect runoff and infiltration in a small previously forested drainage basin?
Infiltration decreases; runnoff increases
How does deforestation of land effect coral reefs?
Deforestation increases runoff. Runoff takes fertilizers into the rivers and shores that empty into the ocean. Fertilizer in the ocean increases algae. The algae consume all the oxygen thereby smothering other animals. The area become a dead zone and no little animals can cling to each other and build a coral.
