Water Budget Graph Flashcards

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What does a water budget graph show?

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It shows the relationships between the inputs and outputs of a drainage basin system

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What are the main parameters in a water budget graph?

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Water surplus, Soil water utilization, Soil water recharge, potential evaporation and field capacity attained.

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What is water surplus?

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There is extra water in the system

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What is Soil Water Utilization?

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When evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation plants start to use up the water stored in the soil.

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What is potential evaporation?

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Potential evaporation is the most amount of water that could be evaporated as possible

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What is Field Capacity Attained?

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Field Capacity is the amount of soil moisture or water content held in the soil after excess water has drained away and the rate of downward movement has decreased.

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