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From: Ralph C. Whitley Sr.

Date: 1/25/2010 7:06:39 AM
To: mailtothechief@cnn.com; info@messages.whitehouse.gov; seisme1201@metropolehaiti.com;
news@wfla.com; news@wtvt.com; Reginald Roundtree; miked@10connects.com; contact@ireport.com;
desk@10connects.com; Lou Dobbs
Cc: Campbell USAID; inquiries@un.org
Subject: FW: HOW CAN CITIES AND OTHERS GET MORE FRESH WATER --- 1 ACRE OFCORN
releases 3000-4000 Gallons of evaporation water each day into the air.THINK !

FYI. Please get to CNN in Haiti plus all missions around Haiti who can use the techniques and Latrine
information plus SOLAR STILL information.

Remember those private WELLS only need to be jump started with Inverters or Generators to get fresh
water into pools, containers and trucks all over the Island. Cute tablets used by military for stream water
cleansing could be added, gently stirred then consumed.

Still waiting to see ONE CB RADIO WITH SPEAKER OR PA SYSTEM TELLING PEOPLE
ANYTHING !

Ralph

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From: Ruth D. Bundy or Ralph Charles Whitley, Sr. <backflow.prevention@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Subject: HOW CAN CITIES AND OTHERS GET MORE FRESH WATER --- 1 ACRE OF CORN
releases 3000-4000 Gallons of evaporation water each day into the air. THINK !
To: mcac@extremezone.com, apfn@apfn.org, jazzycat503@comcast.net, jacklancaster@sbcglobal.net,
inquiries@un.org
Cc: charlie.crist@myflorida.com, Mel_Martinez@martinez.senate.gov, askdoj@usdoj.gov,
tampa.division@ic.fbi.gov

FROM USGS:
The Water Cycle: Transpiration
What is transpiration?
Transpiration is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the
underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. Transpiration is
essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves. Transpiration also includes a process called guttation,
which is the loss of water in liquid form from the uninjured leaf or stem of the plant, principally through
water stomata.

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Studies have revealed that about 10 percent of the moisture found in the atmosphere is released by plants
through transpiration. The remaining 90 percent is mainly supplied by evaporation from oceans, seas, and
other bodies of water (lakes, rivers, streams).

Transpiration and plant leaves

Plants put down roots into the soil to draw water and nutrients up into
the stems and leaves. Some of this water is returned to the air by transpiration (when combined with
evaporation, the total process is known as evapotranspiration). Transpiration rates vary widely depending
on weather conditions, such as temperature, humidity, sunlight availability and intensity, precipitation, soil
type and saturation, wind, land slope, and water use and diversion by people. During dry periods,
transpiration can contribute to the loss of moisture in the upper soil zone, which can have an effect on
vegetation and food-crop fields.

How much water do plants transpire?

Plant transpiration is pretty much an invisible process—since the water is evaporating from the leaf
surfaces, you don't just go out and see the leaves "sweating". Just because you can't see the water
doesn't mean it is not being put into the air, though. During a growing season, a leaf will transpire
many times more water than its own weight. An acre of corn gives off about 3,000-4,000 gallons
(11,400-15,100 liters) of water each day, and a large oak tree can transpire 40,000 gallons (151,000
liters) per year.

Atmospheric factors affecting transpiration

The amount of water that plants transpire varies greatly geographically and over time. There are a number
of factors that determine transpiration rates:

z Temperature:Transpiration rates go up as the temperature goes up, especially during the growing
season, when the air is warmer due to stronger sunlight and warmer air masses. Higher temperatures
cause the plant cells which control the openings (stoma) where water is released to the atmosphere to
open, whereas colder temperatures cause the openings to close.
z Relative humidity: As the relative humidity of the air surrounding the plant rises the transpiration
rate falls. It is easier for water to evaporate into dryer air than into more saturated air.
z Wind and air movement: Increased movement of the air around a plant will result in a higher
transpiration rate. This is somewhat related to the relative humidity of the air, in that as water
transpires from a leaf, the water saturates the air surrounding the leaf. If there is no wind, the air
around the leaf may not move very much, raising the humidity of the air around the leaf. Wind will

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move the air around, with the result that the more saturated air close to the leaf is replaced by drier
air.
z Soil-moisture availability: When moisture is lacking, plants can begin to senesce (premature ageing,
which can result in leaf loss) and transpire less water.
z Type of plant: Plants transpire water at different rates. Some plants which grow in arid regions, such
as cacti and succulents, conserve precious water by transpiring less water than other plants.

Transpiration and ground water

In many places, the top layer of the soil where
plant roots are located is above the water table
and thus is often wet to some extent, but is not
totally saturated, as is soil below the water
table. The soil above the water table gets wet
when it rains as water infiltrates into it from the
surface, But, it will dry out without additional
precipitation. Since the water table is usually
below the depth of the plant roots, the plants
are dependent on water supplied by
precipitation. As this diagram shows, in places
where the water table is near the land surface,
such as next to lakes and oceans, plant roots can penetrate into the saturated zone below the water table,
allowing the plants to transpire water directly from the ground-water system. Here, transpiration of ground
water commonly results in a drawdown of the water table much like the effect of a pumped well (cone of
depression).

Sources and more information

The Water Cycle, NASA Earth Observatory
A Primer on Water, by Leopold, Luna, and Langbein, Walter, U.S. Geological Survey General Purpose
Publication, 1960

NOTE: Works well in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and ALL OF THE PLANET !

DRINK CONTAMINATED WATER AND DIE SEEMS TO BE THE MOTTO LATELY !

YOU AND I CAN STOP THE CYCLE WORLDWIDE ! Will you help ?

Ralph Charles Whitley, Sr.

a Decorated American Veteran
4532 W. Kennedy Blvd. PMB-276
Tampa, FL 33609-2042 USA
111808
Phone: 813-286-2333
backflow.prevention@verizon.net

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