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Hydrological Cycle
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Precipitation is water released from clouds in the form of rain,
freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection inthe water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmosphericwater to the Earth. Most precipitation falls as rain.
Climatic factors
Precipitation
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Rainfall intensity and types
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Evaporation is the process by which water changes from a
liquid to a gas or vapor.
Evaporation
90 percent of the moisture in theatmosphere via evaporation from
Oceans, seas, lakes, and riversprovide
10 percent being
contributed by planttranspiration
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Evapotranspirationevapotranspiration is defined as
1. the water lost to the atmospherefrom the ground surface,
The transpiration aspect ofevapotranspiration is essentially evaporation
of water from plant leavesDuring a growing season, a leaf will transpire manytimes more water than its own weight.
An acre of corn gives off about (11,400-15,100liters) of water each day,
A large oak tree can transpire (151,000 liters) per
year.
2. evaporation from the capillaryfringe of the groundwater table,
3. transpiration of groundwater by
plants whose roots tap the capillaryfringe of the groundwater table
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Surface Runoff
Meteorological factors affecting runoff
Type of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, etc.)
Rainfall intensity
Rainfall amount
Rainfall duration
Distribution of rainfall over the drainage basin
Direction of storm movement
Precipitation that occurred earlier and resulting soil moisture
Other meteorological and climatic conditions that affect evapotranspiration,
such as temperature, wind, relative humidity, and season
Precipitation - Losses = Runoff
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Surface Runoff (Cont)
Physical characteristics affecting runoff Land use Vegetation Soil type
Drainage area Basin shape Elevation Topography, especially the slope of the land Drainage network patterns Ponds, lakes, reservoirs, sinks, etc. in the basin,
which prevent or delay runoff from continuingdownstream
Human activities can affect runoff
Urban development
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Springs
A spring is the result of anaquifer being filled to the pointthat the water overflows onto
the land surface. They range insize from intermittent seeps,which flow only after much rain,to huge pools flowing hundredsof millions of gallons daily.
A spring is a water resourceformed when the side of a hill, a
valley bottomor other excavationintersects a flowing body ofground water at or below thelocal water table, below whichthe subsurface material is
saturated with water
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Infiltration
A portion of the water thatfalls as rain infiltrates into thesubsurface soil and rock.
Factors affecting infiltrationPrecipitationSoil characteristicsSoil saturationLand coverSlope of the landEvapotranspiration and
interception
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Unconfined aquifers
Confined aquifers
Artesian aquifers
Perched aquifers
Aquitards/ Leaky aquifers
Aquicludes
Aquifuges
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Other Important Climatic Factors
Air temperatureis a measure of the heatcontent of the air.
The temperature of our atmosphere is controlledby a complex set of interactions between the
biosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere. Energy is constantly being exchanged between
the surface and the air above a place, as well ascirculating around the globe
TemperatureRelative HumidityWind Velocity
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Air Humidity The humidity of air is a measure of the amount of
moisture present in it. The usual term used to expresshumidity is relative humidity (RH), which gives a directindication of the evaporation potential. RelativeHumidity, a function of temperature, is defined by the
expression:RH = AH / SH * 100%
WhereAH is the Absolute Humidity, defined as the
amount of moisture present in unit mass or unitvolume of air, in terms of grams per kilogram (g/kg)or grams per cubic meter (g/m3),
SH Saturation Point Humidity) is themaximum amount of moisture that a unit mass or
volume of air can hold at that temperature.
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Wind Velocity wind, flow of air relative to the earth's
surface. A wind is named according tothe point of the compass from which itblows, e.g., a wind blowing from thenorth is a north wind.
Vz / V(0.3) = log(z)+1.5
Where Vz= Velocity at agiven height (m)/sec)V(0.3) = Velocity at 0.3m above ground inm/sec
The direction of wind is usuallyindicated by a thin strip of wood, metal,or plastic (often in the shape of an arrowor a rooster) called a weather vane orweathercock (but more appropriatelycalled a wind vane) that is free to rotatein a horizontal plane. When mounted on
an elevated shaft or spire, the vanerotates under the influence of the windsuch that its center of pressure rotatesto leeward and the vane points into thedirection of wind flow
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