surface storage

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surface storage [′sər·fəs ‚stȯr·ij]

(hydrology)

The part of precipitation retained temporarily at the ground surface as interception or depression storage so that it does not appear as infiltration or surface runoff either during the rainfall period or shortly thereafter. Also known as initial detention; surface retention.

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