Water Cycle and Water Insecurity EQ1 Flashcards

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The planting of trees in an area that has not been forested in recent times

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Afforestation

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A measure of the proportion of the incoming solar radiation that is reflected by the surface back into the atmosphere and space

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Albedo

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The normal, day-to-day discharge of the river fed by groundwater flow

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Base flow

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4
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Water is stored in rivers, lakes and groundwater in liquid form

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Blue water

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5
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The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries

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Catchment

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6
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The flow of water in streams or rivers

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Channel flow

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7
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The storage of water in streams or rivers

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Channel storage

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8
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The change from a gas to a liquid

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Condensation

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Often associated with intense thunderstorms, which occur widely in areas with ground heating such as the Tropics and continental interiors.

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Convectional rainfall

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10
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Areas of the Earth where water is frozen into snow or ice

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Cryosphere

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A period of sustained, moderately intensive rain; it is associated with the passage of depressions

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Cyclonic rainfall

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The cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area

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Deforestation

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13
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The temperature at which dew forms; it is a measure of atmospheric moisture

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Dew point

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14
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The conversion of water to vapour, as a result of the sun’s heating and air movement The change in state of water from a liquid to a gas

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Evaporation

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15
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The combined effect of evaporation and transpiration

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Evapotranspiration

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The part of a storm hydrograph in which the discharge starts to decrease

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Falling (recessional) limb

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17
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The rate of flow between the stores

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Fluxes

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18
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Ancient, deep groundwater from former pluvial (wetter) periods

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Fossil Water

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Water stored in the soil and vegetation

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Green water

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20
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The slow transfer of percolated water underground through pervious or porous rocks

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Groundwater flow

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21
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The movement of water from the ground surface into the soil

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Infiltration

22
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The maximum rate at which rain can be absorbed by a soil

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Infiltration capacity

23
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Where water is captured by vegetation, or buildings and hard surfaces, before reaching the soil

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Interception

24
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Water retained by plant surfaces and later evaporated or absorbed by the vegetation and transpired

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Interception loss

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The time between peak rainfall and peak discharge
Lag time
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Concentrated on the windward slopes and summits of mountains
Orographic rainfall
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The time when the river reaches its highest flow
Peak discharge
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The transfer of water from the soil into the bedrock beneath
Percolation
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Lines of concentrated water flow between soil horizons to the river channel
Percolines
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The water loss that would occur if there was an unlimited supply of water in the soil for use by vegetation
Potential Evapotranspiration
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The movement of water in any form from the atmosphere to the ground
Precipitation
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The physical mechanisms that drive the fluxes of water between the stores
Processes
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A dry area on the leeward side of a mountainous area (away from the wind). The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.
Rain shadow
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Planting trees in places with recent tree cover, replacing lost primary forests
Reforestation
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The average time a water molecule will spend in a reservoir or store
Residence time
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The part of a storm hydrograph in which the discharge starts to rise
Rising limb
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The annual variation in discharge or flow of a river at a particular point or gauging station, usually measured in cumecs
River regime
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The upward movement of the water table into the evaporation zone
Saturated overland flow
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Water held within the soil
Soil moisture storage
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This is when water trickles along twigs and branches and then down the trunk
Stem flow
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Stocks where water is held, such as the oceans, lakes etc.
Stores
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The variation of discharge within a short period of time, usually in response to a period of rainfall
Storm hydrograph
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The movement of water that is unconfined by a channel across the surface of the ground. Also known as overland flow
Surface run-off
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Any surface water in lakes, ponds, puddles
Surface storage
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These approaches study the hydrological phenomena by looking at the balance of inputs and outputs, and how water is moved by stores and flows
Systems approach
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When the rainfall persists or is relatively intense and the water drops from the leaves, twigs, needles etc.
Throughfall
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The lateral transfer of water down slope through the soil via natural pipes and percolines
Throughflow
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The diffusion of water from vegetation into the atmosphere, involving a change from a gas to a liquid
Transpiration
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Any moisture taken up by vegetation and held within plants
Vegetation storage
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The balance between precipitation, evaporation and run-off (the difference between inputs and outputs)
Water budget
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The high land which divides and separates waters flowing to different rivers
Watershed