Noun
snowmelt (usually uncountable, plural snowmelts)
Runoff from melting snow
The snowmelt causes the river to flood.
Glaciers end in ice caves (the Rhone Glacier ), by trailing into a lake or river, or by shedding snowmelt on a meadow. Source: Internet
D11202 (2007) ("The forcing is maximum coincidentally with snowmelt onset, triggering strong snow-albedo feedback in local springtime. Source: Internet
Cultivation and husbandry conform to subalpine and alpine patterns but depend on snowmelt and streams for irrigation. Source: Internet
Floods are occasionally caused by heavy rain, storms, and snowmelt. Source: Internet
Forests provide more than beauty to the nation, they provide drinking water to 180 million people, stop erosion around streams and lakes, and assist rain and snowmelt to soak into the soil. Source: Internet
Basin models typically combine land-surface process components (to estimate how much rainfall or snowmelt reaches a channel) with a series of reach models. Source: Internet