Sentences with phrase «snow water storage»

More than one - sixth of the world's population live in glacier - or snowmelt - fed river basins and will be affected by the seasonal shift in streamflow, an increase in the ratio of winter to annual flows, and possibly the reduction in low flows caused by decreased glacier extent or snow water storage (high confidence)[3.4.1, 3.4.3].

It will monitor runoff, precipitation, evapotranspiration, snow water storage, soil moisture, groundwater recharge, and sediment yield, thereby reducing our knowledge gaps regarding the effects of forest management on the water cycle.

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That's a problem because snow is the state's natural water storage, keeping it locked up until it melts in the warmer months, topping up reservoirs.

Projected changes in temperature will have large effects on how water enters Montana (e.g., as rain or snow), how it is distributed among major storage pools, and how it moves or changes from one component of the water cycle to another.

«California's dams and water storage facilities are built to handle the snow melt as it happened in the past.

Even where increases are projected, there can be short - term shortages due to more variable streamflow (because of greater variability of precipitation), and seasonal reductions of water supply due to reduced snow and ice storage.

Temperature directly influences mountain snow pack, which provides natural storage of precipitation during cold winter months until it melts and provides water in the form of runoff as temperatures warm.