Summary: Catchment Response Analysys

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  • 1 Water Balance

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  • What are the components of the water balance?

    Delta S = P + Qin +GWin - E - Qout - GWout
  • How many mm is 1L/m2

    0,001m3/m2 = 1mm
  • How can a water balance be simplified?

    Don't use the storage and groundwater flux.
  • Where on the world do we find a low runoff ratio?

    In dry area's
  • What factor largely control the runoff ratio?

    The climate
  • Do steeper catchments have a high or a low runoff ratio?

    A high runoff ratio
  • What is climate aridity?

    The ratio of long term average E divided by the long term average of P
  • What is potential evapotranspiration?


    The amount of evaporation that would occur if a sufficient water source were available.
  • 0 degrees C in Kelvin is?

    273K
  • What does is mean if an area has a large aridity index?

    Much more potential precipitation than evaporation.

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