THE WATER CYCLE AND CLIMATES
The WATER CYCLE:
Precipitation:
Evaporation:
Transpiration:
Groundwater:
Water supply: where is it?
GROUNDWATER: Saturation Zone- Water Table-
Storage and Movement of Groundwater:
POROSITY-
PERMEABILITY-
CAPILLARITY-
INSOLATION: Source of Earth’s Energy
Angle of Insolation:
Duration of Insolation
Absorption of Insolation:
Reflection of Insolation:
Terrestrial Radiation:
Temperature-Insolation Lag: When is it hottest in a day?
Water Budgets:
Precipitation:
Evapotranspiration (ACTUAL and POTENTIAL):
Storage:
Surplus:
Deficit:
USAGE vs. RECHARGE:
CLIMATE: what controls it?
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