Meacham River
The climate group Meacham river is from is the tundra. This climate group has a continuous amount of snow and never warms above 10° C as stated by Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography.
January to June is the season of winter because there is little or no water increase meaning there is a lack of moisture. Therefore, there is no vegetation growing in these months and the soil moisture is charged resulting in a surplus.
July to April is the spring as there is a vast amount of water increase due to the snow melting. Again runoff is increasing and the vegetation is beginning to grow.
The summer season is from April to September as the graph displays the water, decreasing due to the growth of vegetation. Therefore, soil moisture
is decreasing meaning there is a deficit. September to December is when winter begins again, as there is no water displayed between those months. If the precipitation increased where the Meacham river is this would decrease winter and increase the river discharge because there would be more water. If precipitation decreased here, the Meacham would not change because it is a dry, frigid area and already receives a little amount of rain. The temperature increased at Meacham this would mean that the winter would not last as long because it would warm the area causing winter to melt. Furthermore, the river would unfreeze quicker and the river discharge would increase as the snow is melting into water. However, if the temperature dropped, even more, this would mean winter would last longer and springtime would be delayed. Resulting in a low river discharge because the river would be frozen longer. A transient factor that influences the pattern of the river is snow melting. The tundra is surrounded by permafrost, and as the ozone is warming the Earth's surface quicker this will cause an increase in river discharge because there will be melted permafrost and snow mixing into the runoff. A permanent factor which influences the pattern of the river is the soil structure. The soil of the tundra consists of permafrost, which is the soil that is still frozen. As noted by figure 2 river discharge increased in January to April, if the permafrost begins to get warmer this will increase the water discharge, even more, causing dangerous flooding in this area. In conclusion, there are many factors that express the different patterns of seasonal flow for the warm humid continental and tundra climate groups. Although the Thames river has an ongoing river discharge while Meacham river has a drastic increase in river discharge then it decreases.
January to June is the season of winter because there is little or no water increase meaning there is a lack of moisture. Therefore, there is no vegetation growing in these months and the soil moisture is charged resulting in a surplus.
July to April is the spring as there is a vast amount of water increase due to the snow melting. Again runoff is increasing and the vegetation is beginning to grow.
The summer season is from April to September as the graph displays the water, decreasing due to the growth of vegetation. Therefore, soil moisture
is decreasing meaning there is a deficit. September to December is when winter begins again, as there is no water displayed between those months. If the precipitation increased where the Meacham river is this would decrease winter and increase the river discharge because there would be more water. If precipitation decreased here, the Meacham would not change because it is a dry, frigid area and already receives a little amount of rain. The temperature increased at Meacham this would mean that the winter would not last as long because it would warm the area causing winter to melt. Furthermore, the river would unfreeze quicker and the river discharge would increase as the snow is melting into water. However, if the temperature dropped, even more, this would mean winter would last longer and springtime would be delayed. Resulting in a low river discharge because the river would be frozen longer. A transient factor that influences the pattern of the river is snow melting. The tundra is surrounded by permafrost, and as the ozone is warming the Earth's surface quicker this will cause an increase in river discharge because there will be melted permafrost and snow mixing into the runoff. A permanent factor which influences the pattern of the river is the soil structure. The soil of the tundra consists of permafrost, which is the soil that is still frozen. As noted by figure 2 river discharge increased in January to April, if the permafrost begins to get warmer this will increase the water discharge, even more, causing dangerous flooding in this area. In conclusion, there are many factors that express the different patterns of seasonal flow for the warm humid continental and tundra climate groups. Although the Thames river has an ongoing river discharge while Meacham river has a drastic increase in river discharge then it decreases.