EARTHSC 2W03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Greenland Ice Sheet, Evapotranspiration, Control Volume
24 Jan 2018
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3 phases of water within the hydrological cycle. Don"t ever forget that physics governs the movement of water. Endless recirculatory process linking water in the atmosphere, on the continents and in the oceans. We think the recirculatory process in terms of reservoirs or compartments that store water and the movement of water between them. In each compartment, water can be stored in any phase (vapour, liquid, water) Q1: consider how the hydrological cycle differs between the arctic and a rainforests. Solar energy is the principal driver" of the hydrological system. Water cannot be created or destroyed, it simply circulates through the hydrological cycle. Thus, the hydrological cycle can be described quantitatively by applying the principle of conservation of mass. The water balance equation can be expressed in many ways. Evaluating and solving the water balance equation is the fundamental concept of scientific hydrology. Class problems: mcmaster has an area about 1 km2.
