water above the frozen layer, and surface runoff, utilizing long-term data collected from multiple sites across the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Their findings were published in Hydrology and Earth ...

Surface runoff Much water will be absorbed into the ground after precipitation but if a large volume falls or the ground is already wet some water can run along the surface of the ground.

Surface runoff – when rain water falls, hits the ground, and runs straight into rivers and streams. Water cycle – the journey of water from bodies of water on the ground, to clouds ...