on the lower elevations (IT and Consensus Planning, Inc. 1992) (Figure 3-7). The landsurface percent slope in the SNL/KAFB area varies from less than 1 percent to greater than 46 percent (Figure 4-5). Most mountain ridges trend to the northwest-southeast; therefore, many of the steep slopes face either southeast or northwest (Figure 4-6). Vegetation characteristics and slope affect the surface runoff and potential infiltration rates. Steep slopes facing the southeast receive more sunshine for longer periods of time than those facing northwest, possibly causing different evapotranspiration rates to occur on southeast-versus northwest-facing slopes. Currently, surface runoff characteristics and evapotranspiration rates in the area are not well understood.
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