The Chemistry of Snow: Processes and Nutrient Cycling
The Chemistry of Snow: Processes and Nutrient Cycling
The Chemistry of Snow: Processes and Nutrient Cycling
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Basal processes: soil-‐meltwater interacIons • Soil may be frozen at the end <strong>of</strong> winter affecIng the volume <strong>and</strong> Iming <strong>of</strong> meltwater run<strong>of</strong>f <strong>and</strong> its chemistry • InfiltraIng meltwater refreezes if the soil is sufficiently cold, thus delaying run<strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> some snowmelt. • As a result, the availability <strong>of</strong> N to both the soil <strong>and</strong> stream run<strong>of</strong>f may be limited during the iniIal run<strong>of</strong>f period when N concentraIons are highest.
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