GEOG 4210 Lecture Notes - Water Cycle, Hydrogen Bond, Gout
Document Summary
Physical hydrology is concerned with the quality of water, as well as seasonality and how it is impacted by natural events. Ex: eastwind lake, some of the water goes up from one pond to another area. The theoretical framework of this is the water balance equation. Water is unevenly distributed in time and space, and it moves at various speeds. Water is stored above and below the earth"s surface. One form of water may change into another form. Precipitation is the primary source of water that reaches the earth"s surface. Evap is a major source of water loss. Water as a substance: structure vs physical properties. Forces acting on water cause it to move through the hydrologic cycle. Physical properties of water determine the qualitative and quantitative forces of water. Physical properties and interactions with environment lead to atomic and molecular structure. These covalent bonds that form are very strong, and a lot of energy is needed to break them.
