Table 2. --Example of the daily separation of water released from snowpack in the 

 lysimeter for stations 42 and 45 ^ February 6-12, 1970 



: Maximum 

 February : air 

 1970 : temperature 



Precipitation : 



Presence : 

 of snow : 

 in canopy : 



Throughfall- : : 

 drip '. Snowmelti 

 percolate : : 



Total 

 outflow 







op 



Inch 



FOREST 



[STATION 42] 







6 





30 



0.00 



Canopy 

 covered 



^0.01 



0.01 



7 





33 





do 





.00 



8 





35 



9 



^.41 



do 



.05 



.05 



9 





39 



2.08 



Canopy 

 partially 

 bare 



.13 



.13 



10 





40 



.00 



Canopy bare 

 (observed) 



^03 .05 



.08 



11 





41 



.00 



Canopy bare 



.05 



.05 



12 





37 



.00 



do 



.07 



.07 





Total 





.95 





.22 .17 



.39 









SMALL OPENING [STATION 



45] 















Rain 



percolate Snowmelt 





6 





31 



.08 







.00 



7 



8 





35 

 37 



.00 



.00 







.00 

 .00 



9 





42 



.00 







.00 



10 





42 



.00 





1.01 



.01 



11 





42 



.00 







.00 



12 





39 



.02 





.02 .02 



.04 





Total 





. 10 





.03 .02 



.05 



Accumulated recession flow, previous event. 

 Released as sliding snow and drip from canopy. 



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