Find a term from the labs, understand the process behind it, and see how it appears in the landscape. Each entry connects an explanation with a real observation and a model you can explore.
Term
Baseflow
The sustained part of river discharge supplied mainly by groundwater and other delayed stores between rainfall events.
What to look for
Groundwater emerges at a karst spring in Alabama. Water stored in connected pores and fractures can return to the surface as spring flow.