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Soil and Water Conservation Flashcards

1
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needed in estimating runoff, planning erosion control measures, planning for irrigation and drainage, and water conservation in low rainfall regions

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Precipitation

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needed in designing structures and channels that will handle natural flows of water

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Runoff

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required in planning irrigation and drainage systems, moisture conservation practices, etc.

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Infiltration, Evaporation and transpiration

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caused by the rising of warmer, lighter air in colder, denser surroundings.

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Convective Precipitation

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results from mechanical lifting of the air mass over mountain barriers.

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Orographic Precipitation

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air is lifted through horizontal convergence of the inflow into a low pressure area

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Non-frontal

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associated with the movement of air masses from high-pressure to low-pressure regions.

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Cyclonic Precipitation

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lifting of warm air over cold air at the contact zone between air masses having different characteristics

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Frontal

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9
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this involves the averaging arithmetically all the rainfall depths measured by the rain gages within the area.

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Arithmetic mean

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10
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– location of the rain gauges are plotted on the map of the area and stations are connected by straight lines. Perpendicular bisectors are constructed on each of the connecting lines thereby forming polygons enclosing each rain gage. The average rainfall over the area is then estimated as the area weighted average for all polygons

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Thiessen polygon

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11
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station locations and amounts of rainfall are plotted on a suitable map, and contours of equal precipitation (isohyets) are then drawn. The equation used is similar to that of Thiessen method except that the area, Ai, is the area under one isohyet, Pi.

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Isohyetal

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12
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computer aided method wherein it averages estimated precipitation at all points of a superimposed grid.

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Grid-Point Method

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13
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for rolling areas and non-uniform distribution of gages, distance factor fixed by location of gages is used for analysis using this method. It operates under the principle that the value of points close together in space are more likely to be similar than with points farther apart.

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Inverse Distance Ratio Method

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14
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the number of years during which one storm of a given duration and intensity is expected to occur.

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frequency or recurrence interval

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15
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one in which a definite law of certainty exists

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Deterministic Process

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governed by chance; time series INDEPENDENT

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Probabilistic Process

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governed by chance; time series DEPENDENT

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Stochastic Process

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18
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data is more or less normally distributed

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Normal Distribution

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19
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used when there is skewness in the data distribution

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Log-Normal Distribution

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20
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considers further the skewness of the logarithmically transformed hydrologic data; preferred for flood flow frequency; log-normal distribution is a special case of this method

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Pearson Type III Distribution

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21
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so far gives the best fit for most stations for 1-week, 2-week, 3-week and monthly rainfall totals of the country

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Gamma Density Function

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22
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that which travels over the ground surface and through the channels to reach the basin outlet

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Surface Runoff

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23
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that which infiltrates into the soil surface and moves laterally through the upper soil horizons towards streams as perched groundwater above major groundwater level

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Interflow

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24
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groundwater discharge into a stream due to deep percolation of the infiltrated water into groundwater aquifers

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Groundwater Runoff

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25
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that part of surface runoff that flows over the surface towards the stream channel

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Overland flow

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26
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surface runoff plus interflow

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Direct runoff

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27
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same as interflow

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Subsurface runoff

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28
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same as groundwater runoff

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Baseflow

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29
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used to determine the magnitude of floods and a valuable consideration in the design of structures

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Peak Flow (qp)

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30
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used for flood forecasting and water quality studies; watershed response time

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Time to Peak (tp)

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31
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total water yield from a storm for a given watershed

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Runoff Volume (V)

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32
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time for surface and interflow to recede; duration of flooding

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Recession Time (tr)

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33
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total of time to peak and recession time; (tb) = (tp) + (tr)

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Base time (tb)

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34
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low flow, dependable flow, groundwater discharge

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Base flow

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35
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a graphical representation of the instantaneous runoff rate against time. The area under it gives the runoff volume.

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hydrograph

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36
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– assumes that all hydrographs from all small watersheds (in the US) have similar forms
– it is plotted over 100 arbitrary units of flow and 100 arbitrary units of time

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Basic Hydrograph

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37
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    • approximation of the basic hydrograph

- - developed mainly to simplify flood routing procedures in US

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Triangular Hydrograph

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38
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    • a hydrograph with a unit volume (e.g. 1cm) of direct runoff for a given storm duration
    • represent the response of the basin on a given storm duration and characteristics
      - - enables one to synthesize hydrographs for complex storms by superimposing the hydrographs resulting from the individual components of the storm
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Unit Hydrograph

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39
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    • prepared using data from a number of watershed to develop dimensionless unit hydrographs which are applicable to ungaged watersheds
    • a dimensionless hydrograph is made from natural or unit hydrographs in which the time to peak (tp) and the peak runoff rate (qp) are considered an t/tp is plotted against q/qp
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Synthetic Hydrograph

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40
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provide record of the highest stage observed at a stream

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Crest Stage Gage

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41
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record the pressure required to maintain a small flow of gas from an orifice submerged in the stream

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Bubbler Gage

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42
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motion of a float is recorded on a graph

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Float-type Water-Stage Recorder

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43
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measures the velocity of a floating object preferably in a straight section of a stream

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Float method

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44
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utilizes the equation or relation:

V = a + bN

Where: V – water velocity
a – starting velocity or velocity required to overcome mechanical friction
b – constant of proportionality
N – revolution per seconds of the meter cups / propeller

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Propeller-type Meter (Current Meters)

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45
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Type of water erosion, primarily caused by raindrop

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Splash / Raindrop Erosion

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46
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Type of water erosion, a thin film of soil layer detached and transported by water flowing on the land surface.

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Sheet erosion

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47
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Type of water erosion, combination and splash and sheet erosion

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Interrill erosion

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48
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Type of water erosion, advanced stage of rill erosion. Rills when neglected develop in size and become gullies.

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Gully erosion

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49
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Type of water erosion, erosion of stream banks by flowing water

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Stream bank erosion

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50
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Type of water erosion, erosion caused by wave action on the seashore

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Coastal erosion

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51
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Type of water erosion, finger-like rills appear on the soil surface

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Rill erosion

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52
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caused by high velocity winds moving over barren land surfaces.

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Wind erosion

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53
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land slides and slips due to saturation of steep hills and slopes.

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Slip erosion

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54
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replanting of forest trees species in the watershed area

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Reforestation

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55
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a practical adaptation of reforestation whereby the species planted have economic value, such as mango, pili and so on.

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Agroforestry

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56
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is the practice of growing different crops in alternate strips across the slope to serve as barriers for soil erosion.

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Strip cropping

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57
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the process of covering the land surface with plant residues, plastic or other materials appropriate to arrest loss of moisture through evaporation

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Mulching

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58
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consists of carrying out agricultural operations very nearly on the contour. It reduces the velocity of overland flow and retards soil erosion

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Contour cultivation

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59
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modification of cropping system such as crop rotation and mixed cropping

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Cropping systems

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60
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construction of earth embankment or ridge and channel across the slope at an acceptable grade to control the flow of runoff as well as soil particles.

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Terracing

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61
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establishment of natural waterways or construction of canals and planting it with grasses to make it stable and arrest soil erosion

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Grassed Waterways

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62
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constructed along the channel or waterway to control the velocity of flowing water and encourage deposition of sediments carried by water

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Check dams or weirs

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63
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temporary detainment of water in farm pond and dams to mitigate the erosive capacity of water

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Farm Ponds / Water Impounding Dams

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64
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a channel constructed around the slope and given a slight gradient to cause water to flow to a suitable and stable outlet.

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Diversion Canal

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65
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concrete structure made of stones constructed along steep embankments to prevent landslide or gully erosion

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Riprap

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66
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made of stones carefully and properly piled-up and arranged on steep embankments to protect from gully erosion or landslide

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Stone wall

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67
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usually starts as small rills and gradually develops into deeper crevices

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Gully erosion

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68
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is constructed across the slope above the gully. The grassed waterway intercepts the runoff coming from above the gully

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Grassed waterways

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69
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can stabilize the slopes of the gully and hence reduce runoff velocities.

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Vegetation

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70
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construction of series of platforms along the contours cut into the hill slope in a step like formation

  • used for 25-30% slopes
  • used for maximum moisture conservation
  • used where land is at a premium
  • conventional
  • difficult to farm
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Bench

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71
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  • primary purpose is to remove excess water in such a way as to minimize erosion
  • reduce slope length, conducts intercepted runoff water to outlet at non-erosive velocity
  • outlet either surface or subsurface type
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Broad-based Graded or channel type

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72
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  • used for 9-24% slope
  • easier to farm than conventional
  • used for maximum soil and water conservation
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Zingg or Conservation bench terrace

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73
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  • no grade in channel
  • primary purpose is moisture conservation, erosion control is secondary
  • channel is normally closed at both ends to assure maximum detention
  • adopted to deep, permeable soils
  • more formable than bench types
  • used where outlets are a problem
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Broad-based, Level or ridge type

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74
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are open channels protected with suitable grasses constructed along the slope and act as outlet for terraces and graded bunds. They are also used to safely convey runoff from contour furrows, diversion channels and serve as emergency spillways in farm ponds.

The velocity of flow is dependent upon the ability of the vegetation to resist erosion. For design purposes, an average of 1.5 m/s to 2 m/s is used.

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Grassed Waterways

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75
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Structures constructed along a channel to dissipate safely the energy of water by letting the water fall freely for a certain height.

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Drop structures

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76
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A term adapted to measures utilizing both or in combination with the biological and engineering measures.

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Vengineering

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77
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discharge is constant with respect to time

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Steady Flow

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78
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if the depth changes abruptly over a comparatively short distance such as in a hydraulic jump

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Rapidly Varied Flow

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79
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depth of flow is the same at every section of the prismatic channel

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Uniform Flow

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80
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discharge is not constant with respect to time

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Unsteady Flow

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81
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depth changes along the length of channel

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Varied Flow

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82
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  • if the depth changes smoothly over a distance
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Gradually Varied Flow

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83
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Fr = 1

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Critical Flow

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84
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fluid moves in parallel layers with no cross-currents; Re <= 2000

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Laminar Flow

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85
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Fr < 1

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Subcritical Flow

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86
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Fr > 1

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Supercritical Flow

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87
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characterized by pulsatory cross-current velocities; Re => 4000

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Turbulent Flow

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88
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special case of flow in which the discharge varies with distance along the channel

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Spatially Variable Flow

89
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is the elevation above some arbitrary zero datum of the water surface at a station along a river or stream.

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River Stage

90
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a scale set at the river/stream so that a portion of it is immersed in the water at all times to measure river stage.

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Staff Gage

91
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vulnerability or susceptibility of the soil to erosion. It is a function of both the physical properties of the soil and land management practices.

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Erodibility

92
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is the detachment and transport of soil particles from the land by water or wind action.

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Soil Erosion

93
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is soil detachment and transport resulting from the impact of water drops directly on soil particles or on thin water surfaces.

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Splash / Raindrop Erosion

94
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detachment and transport of soil by concentrated flow of water creating shallow rills or furrows.

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Rill Erosion

95
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potential ability of the rain to cause erosion. It is a function of the physical characteristics of the rainfall.

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Erosivity

96
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consists of soil removal from stream banks or soil movement in the channel.

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Stream Channel Erosion

97
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detachment and transport of soil particles by concentrated flow of water creating channels larger and deeper than rills. As differentiated with rill, channels or gullies created cannot be obliterated by normal tillage operation. Thus gully erosion is an advanced stage of rill erosion.

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Gully Erosion

98
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the depth of water in inches to be removed in a 24 hours period from the drainage area.

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Drainage coefficient

99
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structured device designed to hold a pool of water to cushion the impact and retard the flow of falling water as from an overflow weir, chute or drop.

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Stilling Basin

100
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planting different crops simultaneously in the same field at the same cropping season.

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Multiple Cropping or Mixed Cropping

101
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consist of growing alternate strip of clean cultivated and close-growing crops in the same field oriented across the slope.

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Strip Cropping

102
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(crop rotation) planting different crops, one after the other each season.

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Relay Cropping

103
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are specially shaped and stabilized channel sections which may also be used to measure flow and are generally less inclined than weirs to prevent floating debris and sediments from detention

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Flume

104
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the ratio of depth of run-off to depth of precipitation producing the run-off over a drainage area.

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Run-off Coefficient

105
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a natural body composed of mineral and organic material on the surface of the earth on which plants grow.

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Soil

106
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closed conduit usually circular, square or rectangular in cross section, used for conveying water across and under an elevated roadway, embankments, or dike.

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Culvert

107
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the relative proportion of the various size groups of individual soil grain.

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Soil Texture

108
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a structure which conveys water from a higher to a lower level, maybe inclined or vertical.

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Drop Structures

109
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an imaginary line of constant elevation on the surface of the ground.

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Contour Line

110
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the application of engineering principles to the solution of soil management problems, any method used to fully utilize and conserve soil.

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Soil Conservation

111
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constructed by cutting a shallow channel on the uphill-side and using only this soil to build the embankment.

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Graded Terrace

112
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study which deals with the relationship of the

physical environment and agricultural elements

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Agrometeorology

113
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the study of animal and plant life cycle as

affected by seasonal variations of climate

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Phenology

114
Q

are usually found in universities
and research institutes/stations, to collect
meteorological and biological data

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Agromet stations

115
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The pressure under a gravity dam producing an overturning effect

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Foundation Pressure

116
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The most elaborate method of computing potential Evapotranspiration

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Penman

117
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2 Methods of supplying water in the basin

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Direct and cascade supply

118
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Banawe rice terraces is a.

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Bench terrace

119
Q

The soil contain more or less equal amounts of sand, silt and clay?

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loam soil

120
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A vertical section to the soil mass where significant changes in the soil texture and structure with depth are observed

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Soil profile

121
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The moisture content of the soil when tension is 1/3 atmosphere

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Field capacity

122
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This refer to the additional height or depth of hydraulic structures

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Free board

123
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The rational method of determining runoff is applicable to.

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Watershed with good vegetation

124
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The other term for gravity well.

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deep well

125
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Term for solar radiation received at the earth’s surface

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insolation

126
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On the weather map, lines representing points of equal pressure is called.

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isobars

127
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It is the measure in difference in the ground level between two places in the field and referred to as percentage. It is the number of meter difference in elevation for each 100 m horizontal distance

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Land slope

128
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The name for seasonal winds (derived from Arabic mausim, a season).

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monsoon winds

129
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The type of climate prevailing in region 1 and 2.

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type 1

130
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The recommended variation in the lateral between the first and last sprinkle.

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20%

131
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A soil ph above 7.7.

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alkali soil

132
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Pipelines built on or near the ground surface to convey water across wide depressions.

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Inverted siphon

133
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Subsurface system wherein laterals join the submain on the both sides alternately.

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herringbone

134
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It is the water retained about individual soil particles by molecular action and can removed only by heating.

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Hygroscopic water

135
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The artificial application of water to the soil for the purpose of crop production.

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Irrigation

136
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Small earth embankment or dam built around each basin to hold water without leakage while it is infiltrate.

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Bunds

137
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A piece of land divided into strips by small earth bunds usually sloping uniformly away from the farm channel in the direction of water flow to irrigate similar crops and soil.

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Borders

138
Q

A small drain constructed at the end of each boarder to remove excess surface water .

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Tail drain

139
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A hydraulic shock occur when water flowing to pipe undergoes sudden changes in velocity.

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Water hammer

140
Q

The formation of cavities filled with the liquid vapor due to a local pressure drop and their collapse as soon as the vapor bubbles reach regions of high pressure .

A

Cavitation

141
Q

A notch of regular form through which the irrigation stream is made to flow and built as either portable or stationary structure.

A

weir

142
Q

The most stable and chief component of most soil on volumetric basis

A

mineral particles

143
Q

Water held tightly to the surface of the soil particles by adsorption forces is called:

A

hygroscopic water

144
Q

Two pronounced seasons: dry from November to April: wet during the rest of the year. All provinces on the Western part of the rest of the year. All provinces on the Western part of the Islands of Luzon, Mindoro, Negros and Palawan are covered

A

Type I Climate

145
Q

No pronounced season, relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. This type of climate covers the Western portion of the Mountain Province, Southern Quezon the Bontoc Peninsula, Masbate, Romblon, Northeast Panay, Eastern Negros, Central and Southern Cebu, part of Northern Mindanao and most of Eastern Palawan.

A

Type III Climate

146
Q

Rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. The areas covered by Type IV climate are Batanes Province, North-eastern Luzon, Western Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, Albay, Eastern Mindoro, Marinduque, Western Leyte, Northern Negros and most of Central, Eastern and Southern Mindanao.

A

Type IV Climate

147
Q

No dry season with a very pronounced maximum rainfall from November to January. The areas covered are Catanduanes, Sorsogon, the Eastern part of Albay, the Eastern and Northern Parts of Camarines Norte, a great protion of the Eastern part of Quezon, the Eatern part of Leyte and a large portion of Eastern Mindanao

A

Type II Climate

148
Q

is the study of the earth’s atmosphere

A

Meteorology

149
Q

is the branch of meteorology that
deals with the state of the atmosphere
averaged over a long period of time

A

Climatology

150
Q

atmospheric condition over a short
duration, particularly the combination of
heat, moisture and wind characteristics
of the atmosphere in a day

A

Weather

151
Q

climate that prevail over a large region of the earth’s surface

A

Macroclimate

152
Q

areas up to several square miles (e.g. river valleys, mountain areas, watersheds and basins, shores, urban areas)

A

Mesoclimate

153
Q

the total weather condition of an area
as generalized over a long period of
time, i.e. seasons, years, decades

A

Climate

154
Q

incoming sunlight

A

Insolation

155
Q

fraction of the incident radiation that is reflected by an object

A

Albedo

156
Q

the period when the sun is farthest from the earth (δ=23.450)

A

Solstice

157
Q

over short distances, or within few feet or inches (e.g. streets, immediate plant surroundings, garden plot)

A

Microclimate

158
Q

sun’s position makes day and night equal (sun is directly above the observer: δ=0)

A

Equinox

159
Q
  • Stronger high and low tides
  • During new and full moon (earth, moon and sun are parallel or in-line)
  • Moon’s pull is supplemented or offset by sun’s gravity
A

Spring Tide

160
Q
  • Smaller high and low tides
  • Moon is in the 1st and 3rd quarter (forms 900with the sun)
  • Moon’s pull is stronger but the sun’s gravity lessens it.
A

Neap Tide

161
Q

large-scale, seasonal version of the diurnal sea/land breeze that occurs along many coast, especially Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean

A

Monsoon

162
Q

fair weather clouds that are individual, woolly, cauliflower-like masses usually moving rapidly on a strong wind.

A

Cumulus clouds

163
Q

ow, watery, almost featureless clouds of indefinite shape * When touching the ground, it is called fog.

A

Stratus clouds

164
Q

are wispy white clouds of tiny ice crystals * Also called ‘Mare’s tail’.

A

Cirrus clouds

165
Q

rain clouds’

A

Nimbus clouds

166
Q

heavy, swelling, cauliflower-like clouds that form the towering summer thunderbolts.

A

Cumulunimbus

167
Q

Low pressure area around equator where prevailing winds are calm.

A

Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

168
Q

are air-mass boundaries that lie along line of low pressure

A

Fronts

169
Q

combination of the warm and cold front, where cold air overtakes and lifts the warm front

A

Occluded Front

170
Q

the warm air advances and the cold air retreats

A

Warm Front

171
Q

the cold air advances and the warm air retreats

A

Cold Front

172
Q

temporarily fixed boundary between polar and tropical air masses

A

Stationary Front

173
Q

storm in a region of low surface pressures

A

Cyclone

174
Q

Lowest barometric pressure (15% of the pressure outside the storm)
 surrounded by a ring of towering thunderstorm

A

Eye of the Typhoon

175
Q

most severe weather condition

 30~65 km φ

A

eyewall

176
Q

are the fastest most violent winds on earth - top speed of 110 kph near the ground and stay about 10 minutes (though a few monster tornadoes from a mile or more wide and can last for an hour or more)

A

Tornadoes

177
Q

forms when moist, unstable air is lifted vertically into the atmosphere, resulting in condensation and the release of latent heat

A

Thunderstorms

178
Q

When temperature rises, the expanding mercury is forced past the constriction but when the temperature falls the column of mercury remains in the tube, thus indicating the maximum temperature

A

Maximum Thermometer

179
Q

It is basically a manometer with one end exposed to the atmosphere
It is more sensitive than aneroid barometer since it has Vernier scale on it and has already temperature, elevation and altitude corrections.

A

Aneroid Barometer

180
Q

To provide a standardized environment in which to put or keep the temperature- and humidity-measuring instruments.

It shields the instruments against rain and direct solar radiation while allowing air to circulate freely around them.

A

Instrument Shelter (Thermometer Screen)

181
Q

A device that measures or records the amount of sunshine at a given location.

A

Campbell-Stokes

Sunshine Recorder:

182
Q

A type of actinometer used to measure broadband solar irradiance (short wave radiation)

A

Pyranometer

183
Q

Used to measure intensity of direct solar radiation

A

Pyrheliometer

184
Q

A device which uses a laser or other light source to determine the height of a cloud base.

A

Ceilometer

185
Q

A group of instruments for simultaneous measurement and radio transmission of meteorological data: temperature, pressure, and humidity of the atmosphere. The instrument package is usually carried into the atmosphere by a balloon.

A

Radiosonde

186
Q

comprises 8 sensors for measuring wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, RH, solar radiation, soil temp., surface wetness, and rainfall.

A

Automatic Weather Station

187
Q

is a geologic formation or rather impervious nature which transmits water at a slow rate
compared to an aquifer.

A

Aquitard

188
Q

a geologic formation which can absorb water but cannot transmit significant amounts
Examples are clays and shales.

A

Aquiclude

189
Q

is a geologic formation with no interconnected pores and hence can neither absorb nor
nor transmit water

A

Aquifuge

190
Q

is the volume of water, expressed as a percentage of the total volume of the
saturated aquifer that will drain by gravity when the water table drops due to pumping or drainage

A

Specific Yield

191
Q

is the percentage volume of water which will not drain by gravity. This
corresponds to the field capacity or the water holding capacity of soil.

A

Specific Retention

192
Q

is a dimensionless or fractional quantity referring to the volume of water
given out by a unit prism of aquifer when the piezometric surface or the water table drops by unit depth
- it is the same as the volume of water taken into storage by a unit prism of the
aquifer when the piezometric surface or water table rises by unit depth.

A

Storage Coefficient

193
Q

of a well, is the discharge per unit drawdown in the well. It is measure
of the effectiveness of the well and decreases with the increase in the pumping rate and prolonged pumping.

A

Specific Capacity

194
Q

is the process of breaking down rocks by mechanical and chemical process into
smaller pieces

A

Weathering

195
Q

that part of atmospheric moisture that falls on the earth surface. It is
primary input into the hydrologic cycle.

A

Precipitation

196
Q

a light steady rain in fine drops, about 0.5 mm and intensity less than 1 mm/hr

A

Drizzle

197
Q

is the condensed water vapor of the atmosphere falling in drops (>0.5 mm,
maximum size is 6 mm) from the clouds.

A

Rain

198
Q

is the freezing of drizzle or rain when they come in contact with cold objects

A

Glaze

199
Q

is the frozen rain drops which falling through air at subfreezing temperature.

A

Sleet

200
Q

is the ice crystal resulting from sublimation; i.e., water vapor condenses to ice

A

Snow

201
Q

refers to small lumps of ice (3.5 mm diameter formed by alternate freezing
and melting, when they are carried up and down in highly turbulent air
currents.

A

Hail

202
Q

is moisture condensed from the atmosphere in small drops upon cool surfaces

A

Dew

203
Q

is a feathery deposit of ice formed on the ground or on the surface of exposed
object by dew or water vapor that has frozen

A

Frost

204
Q

is a thin cloud of varying sizes formed at the surface of the earth by condensation
of atmospheric vapor, usually interfering with visibility.

A

Fog

205
Q

is a very thin fog.

A

Mist

206
Q

equation that implies that at t → ∞, f = 0. This is only possible if the soil is
underlain by an impermeable layer. As such, the equation will only apply for soil underlain with
impervious layers or for small t values in soils with pervious layers.

A

Lewis-Kostiakov (1932, 1937)

207
Q

For this equation infiltration rate is a decay type function whereby continuous infiltration and
wetting of the soil will decrease infiltration due to decrease in soil profile storage potential, in
washing of fine soil particles into soil voids and swelling of soil colloids and closing of soil cracks.

A

Horton Equation (1940)

208
Q

This equation it is analyzed infiltration as a general phenomenon of water movement in a
porous medium.

A

Philip (1957)

209
Q

stream with continuous flow and has considerable

contribution to the baseflow

A

Perennial Stream

210
Q

stream with periodic or seasonal flow

A

Intermittent Stream

211
Q

stream with flow in direct response to rainfall

A

Ephemeral Stream

212
Q

refers to the physical characteristics, dissolved chemical constituents, and bacteriological quality of water, with reference to a specific use.

A

Water quality

213
Q

Vegetative cover over the land surface of a catchment area.

A

Canopy

214
Q

A zone in the soil just above the water table that remains saturated or almost saturated. The extent depends upon the size-distribution of pores.

A

Capillary fringe

215
Q

A measure of the quantity of cations a given mass of soil can hold. It is related to clay content and type, and organic matter content.

A

Cation exchange capacity

216
Q

describe the rate of flow of water through porous media. The rate of flow of water in porous media is proportional to, and in the direction of, the hydraulic gradient and inversely proportional to the thickness of the bed.

A

Darcy’s law

217
Q

A universal constant used in the equation relating the rate of emission of radiant energy from the surface of a body to the emissivity of the surface and the temperature of the body.

A

Stefan-Boltzman constant

218
Q

Instrument, consisting of a porous cup filled with water and connected to a manometer or vacuum gage, used for measuring the soil-water matric potential.

A

Tensiometer

219
Q

The rate at which water of a prevailing density and viscosity is transmitted through a unit width of an aquifer or confining bed under a unit hydraulic gradient. It is a function of properties of the liquid, the porous media, and the thickness of the porous media.

A

Transmissivity

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