meaning of interception and infiltration? chapter water cycle .
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- Infiltration is the movement of water into the ground from the surface. Percolation is movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater. ... Groundwater is the flow of water under- ground in aquifers. The water may return to the surface in springs or eventually seep into the oceans.
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Interception refers to precipitation that does not reach the soil, but is instead intercepted by the leaves, branches of plants and the forest floor. It occurs in the canopy (i.e. canopy interception), and in the forest floor or litter layer (i.e. forest floor interception).
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