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Interception
Interception
Beaver Mountain Ski Area, Garden City, Utah
Beaver Mountain Ski Area, Garden City, Utah
January 8, 2022
This photo of me skiing at Beaver Mountain displays interception, which is when vegetation intercepts, or traps, precipitation (in this case snow) before it hits the ground. The snow is being intercepted by the trees before it can hit the ground as shown by the green arrows.
Condensation
Condensation
Beaver Mountain Ski Area, Garden City, Utah
Beaver Mountain Ski Area, Garden City, Utah
January 8, 2022
This photo taken on top of the Beaver Mountain Ski Area displays condensation, which is when water vapor turns into liquid. Clouds are formed when water vapor in the air condenses into water droplets or ice crystals. The water droplets can be seen as the white puffy clouds in the photo. Once enough water droplets condense, precipitation will occur.
Snow Accumulation
Snow Accumulation
Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Active snow accumulation in the Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho
November 26, 2021
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Accumulated snow in Logan, UT
December 15, 2021
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Accumulated snow in Logan, UT
December 15, 2021
Snow accumulation occurs when a measurable depth of snow falls and is retained on the ground or other surfaces and is deposited or accumulated over time.
Figure 1. displays active snow accumulation in that it was actively snowing. Later, after this picture was taken and on our hike back, much more snow could be measured on the ground and was also visible on the fallen tree stumps that can be seen in this picture.
Figure 2. displays accumulated snow that happened over night and was evident when I woke up the next morning to walk my dog. The green arrows show that snow accumulated on the fenders and on the roof of the Jeep as well as on the ladder that was holding the Jeep door shut. Snow can also be seen to have accumulated on the windows, on the driveway, and on the tires of the Jeep.
Figure 3. is another image that displays accumulated snow that happened the same day Figure 2 was taken. Here, you can see that the footprints are quite deep as the snow accumulated on the sidewalk over night. Snow can also be seen to have accumulated on the mailbox and on the tops and sides of the cars in this photograph.
Base Flow
Base Flow
Access to Logan River at Spring Hollow Campground, Logan, Utah
Access to Logan River at Spring Hollow Campground, Logan, Utah
January 31, 2022
Baseflow is the low flow or average flow in a channel and is sustained between precipitation events. This image displays winter base flow in the Logan River as there have been no recent precipitation events and it is too cold for the snow on the banks to melt.
Snow (Precipitation)
Snow (Precipitation)
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Utah State University, Logan, UT
February 2, 2022
Snow is precipitation that falls in the form of ice crystals. Snow has a complex structure as the ice crystals are formed individually in clouds, but when they fall, they stick together in clusters of snowflakes. This video displays snow (precipitation).
Drizzle (precipitation)
Drizzle (precipitation)
Mountain Home, Idaho
Mountain Home, Idaho
March 13, 2022
A drizzle is a light rain (when moisture condense from the atmosphere falls visibly and separates into drops) that falls in very fine drops. While driving back to Logan from from McCall, Idaho, I noticed it drizzling. This video displays it drizzling on the windshield of my car.
Rain (precipitation)
Rain (precipitation)
First Dam, Logan, UT
First Dam, Logan, UT
March 15, 2022
Rain is when moisture condensed from the atmosphere falls visibly and separates into drops. Rain is harder than a drizzle. After going for a run on the Highline-River Trail, I noticed it was raining. The videos displays it raining.
Snow throughfall
Snow throughfall
Park City Mountain Resort, Park City, UT
Park City Mountain Resort, Park City, UT
March 8, 2022
Snow throughfall is when precipitation (snow) penetrates through the canopy and reaches the soil surface. I observed snow throughfall while I was skiing at the Park City Mountain Resort. While some of the snow in this video is being caught by the trees, other snow particles are penetrating the tree canopy and landing on the soil surface, indicating snow throughfall.
**Note: Although I do have bingo, I will keep observing hydrological processes as spring begins and the snow starts to melt:)
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