Characteristics of snowmelt Characteristics of snowmelt

Characteristics of snowmelt
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Early	Middle	Late	X
Character
High soluble content	Remaining solubles, beginning of fine- to medium-solids	High solids content
Low runoff volume, early infiltration	Large runoff volume	Large runoff volume (especially if rain-on-snow occurs), saturated soils
Initiated by chemical addition and/or solar radiation	Largely driven by solar radiation, aided by salt	Solar driven