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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > hydrology > water interception
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > hydrology > water interception
Preferred Term:

water interception

Definition:
The accumulation of water on vegetation and other above-ground plant surfaces that doesn't reach the ground and evaporates during and after rain or irrigation, etc.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
hydrology
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • rainfall interception
  • rain interception
  • canopy interception
  • cloud water interception
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/305459
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-07-19, last modified 2017-11-10