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Hydrology Flashcards

1
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Why do people use hydrology?

A

To use resources more sustainably. The cycle is linked to many other processes. It is fast compared to most other cycles.

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What are the four elements of the watershed scale?

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Where does water go? How long does it stay there? What is its flow path? What does it pick up along the way?

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3
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What percentage of water is fresh?

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2.6%

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4
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What are some key properties of water?

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High heat capacity. Absorb infrared and ultraviolet light

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5
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What is a sensible heat transfer?

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Measurable. Temperature measurement

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6
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What is latent heat transfer?

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The energy needed to heat molecules

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7
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Which front produces ppt faster?

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Cold front

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8
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What is the spatial interpolation?

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The space in between measuring devices

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9
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What are the two factors affecting evapotranspiration?

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Energy required to supply latent heat

Capacity to transport

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10
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What is Potential evapotranspiration?

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The ability of the atmosphere to move water

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11
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What is the actual evapotranspiration?

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Quantity of water actually being moved

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12
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What is the water budget equation?

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Flow = rain - evaporation +/- water storage change

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13
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What two elements are important in the sub service?

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Gravity and pressure

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14
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What type of material is more porous?

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Material with small grain sizes

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15
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What are two elements which determine a materials percolation rate?

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Connectivity and Porosity

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16
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What are Darcys three laws?

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  1. Water flow depends on the length and width of a river bed
  2. If you raise the energy of water then the water flow increases
  3. Materials determine water flow
17
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What is quick flow and base flow?

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Quick flow: water run-off that quickly enters the water

Base flow: water that enters slowly, it maintains the stream flow over time from the groundwater into the stream

18
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What are the two reasons for overland flow?

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Infiltration is exceeded: Hontonian overland flow

Saturation is exceeded: Saturated overland flow

19
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What is through flow?

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Water that has infiltrated the surface

20
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What factors determine how fast a river flows?

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Gravity, turbulence, pressure gradient

21
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What is hydrostatic pressure?

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Force at a point related to the weight of the water and the atmosphere directly above it

22
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What form are substances in the aqueous phase?

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Solutes - liquids

23
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What factors affect how a particle forms?

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Temp, PH, Ion charge, Composition

24
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What is tracer contaminant?

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Very soluble movement in the water

25
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What is highly sorbed and what process does it create?

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Particles that stick to soils. Retardation

26
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What is advection?

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Movement of chemical mass with flowing water

27
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What is diffusion?

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Particles which try to come to equilibrium. High conc to low conc

28
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What is hypodynamic equilibrium?

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The smoothing effect caused by velocity variations

29
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What happens when groundwater evolves over time?

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TDS changes, Ratio of major ions changes, Oxygen is depleted, Reduction occurs - Timing is variable

30
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What is the water quality?

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Balance of nutrients

31
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What is eutrophication?

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A process where lakes ago and become more productive - more algae blooms

32
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What is Anthropogenic eutrophication?

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Water pollution caused by excessive plant nutrients entering a lake

33
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What are nutrients of concern in our waterways?

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Nitrate, Phosphorous, Carbon

34
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What are some contaminants of NZ waterways?

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Pesticides, Heavy metals, organsims

35
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What is point source pollution?

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Direct pollution into rivers

36
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What percentage of NZ waterways are impacted by humans?

A

42%

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