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Which consequence results when significant tephra deposition overtops drainage divides?

A)Increased glacial ice accumulation rates
B)Formation of temporary redirected stream networks
C)Elevation of the regional water table
D)Decreased rates of chemical weathering

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Temporary stream redirection occurs because tephra deposition disrupts existing drainage patterns via channel blockage creating new, often unstable stream paths via the mechanism of avulsion; therefore, new networks form, rather than changing glacial mass balance because the effect focuses on surface hydrology.

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