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HYDROLOGICAL or
WATER CYCLE
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CLOSED SYSTEM
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OPEN SYSTEM
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STORES
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TRANSFERS (flows)
Water stored in the ATMOSPHERE...
Water stored in the LAND...
Water stored in the SEA...
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EVAPORATION
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TRANSPIRATION
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INPUTS
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OUTPUTS
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EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
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INFILTRATION
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THROUGHFLOW
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PERCOLATION
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GROUNDWATER
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SURFACE RUNOFF /
OVERLAND FLOW
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WATER TABLE
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DRAINAGE BASIN (catchment area)
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WATERSHED
A drainage basin... drainage basin cycle
Drainage basin, open system...
Formula:
DRAINAGE DENSITY
Where is the Earth's water?
Example of Inputs
Examples of Outputs
Examples of Transfers (flows)
Examples of Stores
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CATCHMENT AREA
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SOURCE
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MOUTH
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CONFLUENCE
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TRIBUTARY
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ESTUARY
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DISCHARGE
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the DRAINAGE NETWORK
Factors affecting run off:
(EIG p5 fig 1.5)
Runoff in woodland area
Runoff in urban area
a typical drainage basin system
(WW p279 fig 17.4)
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VELOCITY
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VOLUME
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HYDROGRAPH
A flood or storm hydrograph shows...
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LAG TIME
Lag time and chances of flooding
labelled diagram of a flood/storm hydrograph
(WW p280 fig 17.5)
basic features of the drainage basin
(EIG p4 fig 1.4)
Factors affecting the shape of a steep flood hydrograph
(WW p281 fig 17.7)
Factors affecting the shape of a steep flood hydrograph (WW p281 fig 17.7)
Factors affecting the gentle shape of a flood hydrograph
(WW p281 fig 17.7)
Factors affecting the gentle shape of a flood hydrograph (WW p281 fig 17.7)
Causes of river flooding from weather
Factors contributing to flooding
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RIVER REGIME
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BASE FLOW
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STORM FLOW
Factors affecting the critical time lag of a storm:
Factors affecting the critical time lag of a storm:
Factors affecting the critical time lag of a storm:
Factors affecting the critical time lag of a storm:
Factors affecting the critical time lag of a storm:
Factors affecting the critical time lag of a storm:
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WETTED PERIMETER
Friction at the wetted perimeter in an upland stream
Friction at the wetted perimeter in a lowland river
River and shaping landforms
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LOAD
Picking up load in a river
Processes of Transportation:
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TRACTION
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SALTATION
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SUSPENSION
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SOLUTION
