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| Where does precipitation peak? |
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| low pressure belts, polar fronts. |
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| Where does water vapor enter the atm from? |
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| by evapotranspiration, due to the ocean. |
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| Where does most precipitation occur? |
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| Where is rainfall the highest? |
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| In North America, what influences the precipitation? |
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| E-W effect due to mountain ranges [rockies], high pressure cells offshore, warm water |
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| How much water the land wants to transpire. |
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| Define a surplus in the water budget |
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| difference between precipitation and the evaporative demand |
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| In the global hydrologic cycle, the majority of the water that evaporates rains down where? |
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| In the global hydrologic cycle, where do the largest amounts of precipitation and evaporation occur? |
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| Why are annual precipitation totals for the united states are higher in the SE than in the SW, despite similar lats? |
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| different sea surface temps on the east coast compared to the west, strong subsidence under the substropical high on the west coast, onshore flow on the E coast |
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| Which of the following instruments would be used to measure variations in soil moisture? |
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| In the bucket model of the local water balance, under what circumstance will the delta-s term be negative? |
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| How will decreasing the vegetation cover of a place affect the water balance? |
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| slower runoff rates, leaves and stems catch and use some precipitation before it reaches the surface, the evapotranspiration rates from the soil will increase. |
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