Define:
INFILTRATION
Define:
GROUNDWATER
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SURFACE RUNOFF /
OVERLAND FLOW
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DRAINAGE BASIN (catchment area)
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WATERSHED
A drainage basin... drainage basin cycle
Where is the Earth's water?
Examples of Transfers (flows)
Examples of Stores
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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
Define:
DISCHARGE
Define:
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)
Define:
HYDROGRAPH
Define:
LAG TIME
Causes of river flooding from weather
Factors contributing to flooding
Factors affecting the critical time lag of a storm:
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WETTED PERIMETER
Processes of Transportation:
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TRACTION
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SALTATION
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SUSPENSION
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SOLUTION