Studies reveal that only approximately 35% of the flash flooding that occurs during major storms really becomes runoff in streams and rivers. Water vapor makes up around 65% of the return to the atmosphere. The evidence for this is clear when puddles disappear from surfaced areas like parking lots.
Some of the moisture from rain that falls on lawns, pastures, and woods evaporates off the tops of the plants, while the majority seeps into the soil. Evaporation losses from the earth are comparatively inefficient below a depth of roughly 4" (10 cm).
Plants absorb the water that trickles below that level and transpire it from the surfaces of their leaves, a process that is analogous to evaporation but is regulated by plants.
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