ELSS Flashcards
The processes in the Carbon cycle
- Photosynthesis
- Respiration
- decomposition
- Combustion (natural and fossil fuels)
- natural sequestration in the oceans
- vegetation
- sediments
- Weathering
Processes of the Water cycle
- evaporation
- transpiration
- condensation
- precipitation
- interception
- ablation
- runoff
- catchment hydrology
Types of catchment hydrology
- infiltration
- percolation
- throughflow
- Groundwater flow
- cryospheric processes
main inputs/outputs of the water cycle
- Precipitation
- Ablation
- Evapotranspiration
main inputs/outputs in the carbon cycle
- precipitation, photosynthesis, decomposition, weathering, respiration and combustion
Main stores in carbon and water system
- Atmosphere
- Oceans
- Water bodies
- Cryosphere
- soil
- vegetation
- groundwater
Physical factors effecting the water cycle
- temperature
- rock permeability
- relief
physical factors effecting the carbon cycle
- temperature
- vegetation
- organic matter in soil
- mineral composition of rocks
human activities in the rainforest
deforestation and farming
management strategies in the rainforest
- afforestation
- improved agricultural techniques
human activity in tundra
oil and gas companies
management strategies in the tundra
elevating pipelines
insulating pads
tech to map oil fields
lateral drilling
land use changes
urbanisation
farming
forestry
water extraction
surface (reservoir or river)
aquifers
types of short term change
diurnal
seasonal
what changes seasonally and diurnally
climate
temprature
sunlight
foliage
types of monitoring techniques
ocean chlorophyll
arctic sea ice
deforestation
sea surface tempratures
atmospheric CO2
stores linking the carbon and water cycle
ocean
atmosphere
cryosphere
biosphere
global management strategies to protect carbon cycle
afforestation
improving agricultural practises
wetland restoration
reducing emisions
global management strategies to protect the water cycle
improving forestry technigues
water allocation
drainage basin planning
