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Potential Evapotranspiration
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EA
P + St < EP
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called Recharge
called Usage
SURPLUS
P + St < EP
When theres energy that never finds
water, we say we have a ....
DEFICIT
St
St
EA
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called Recharge
called Usage
SURPLUS
DEFICIT
INFILTRATION
Infiltration refers to water soaking into the ground:
Infiltration
rate
Infiltration
rate
Porosity
Infiltration
rate
Permeability
Infiltration
rate
Slope
Soil Storage
Saturation
RUNOFF
Runoff refers to the water that is not evaporated,
and that does not soak into the ground. It is the
water we find in streams.
EP
In areas where there is a lot of runoff during one part of the year.....
Rainy season, when theres extra water
and dry and warm during another part of the year.....
When theres plenty of energy but not enough water to satisfy the energy...
RESERVOIRS
can be built to store (or reserve) the runoff for an un-rainy day
Condensation
Animal Respiration
Transpiration
runoff
Evaporation
infiltration
infiltration
infiltration
Evaporation
runoff