GPHY 103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Vapor Pressure, Hadley Cell, Aquifer
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Define, identify certain processes, define e. g. coriolis effect, latent heat of evaporation, identify key processes. Focus on all material up until today; probably nothing on aquifer today, but introductory groundwater stuff from last lecture. Distribution of fresh water, climate, weather, runoff. [water ecosystems: be familiar with factors controlling evaporation rates. Heat and availability of moisture, wind: be familiar with vapour pressure-temperature curve. Warm air mass can hold e. g. much more water vapour than a cooler air mass: weather & climate; know the key things that determine global climate variation patterns. Where do we find global wet areas, where(cid:495)s arid. Also at the global scale: what determines higher rates of precipitation e. g. in mountainous areas, river morphology; why it matters. Discussed 2 types; braided rivers and meandering rivers; differences in sediment loads and water flow in these types. How meandering rivers evolve: profile of gradient of a river vary; steep valleys in headwaters, flatten out towards mouth of the river.