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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 andgroundwater 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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