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| Graph of flow rate versus time |
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| Groundwater inflow that is relatively persistent over time |
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| Groundwater flows for shorter periods of time |
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| The time interval from the center of mass of the rainfall excess to the peak of the resulting hydrograph |
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| The time interval from the start of rainfall excess to the peak of the resulting hydrograph |
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| The time interval from the end of rainfall excess to the inflection point (change of slope) on the recession curve. Also, the longest time for water to flow to a discharge point from any point in the watershed. |
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| Time from the peak to the end of surface runoff |
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| tiem from the beginning to the end of surface runoff |
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| Limited groundwater storage and release stored waters at a faster rate. Water yield is based primarily on surface runoff |
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| Water table is lower than the stream bottom and runoff waters recharge the groundwater from the stream bed |
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| Have dependable water yield potentials during the year, maintained because groundwater table is above the bottom of the stream |
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| Excess Precipitation that leaves the watershed |
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| Storage within the watershed (i.e. puddles) |
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| Study of process and phenomena of the atmosphere |
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| Eastern winds below the 30 degrees |
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| Western winds above 30 degrees |
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| Flow of energy through a fluid |
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| Flow of energy through a solid medium |
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| How well a material retains heat |
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| Amount of water vapor in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature |
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| Measures humidity with a wet bulb and swinging it |
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| The change in temperature due to the evaporating liquid on the psychrometer (related to humidity) |
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| Long Wave In, Including Infrared |
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| Reflected Short Wave (like off of snow), short waves include Ultraviolet |
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| Measures intensity and force of radiation |
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| Measures high temperatures (just remember Pyro means hot fire) |
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| Measures the atmospheric infra-red radiatiom spectrum |
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| of Vaporization, Condensation, Fusion, Sublimation: Amount of heat required to change states (e.g. liquid to gas) |
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| Measures transpiration (just remember "phyto-synthesis" in plants) by covering soil and weighing plant over time |
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| Measures Evapotranspiration from both soil and plants |
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| Plant Need / Water Supplied |
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| Amount of Water absorbed by roots (99% is then just transpired) |
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| Low pressure- Air rises - Counterclockwise |
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| High pressure - Clockwise inward |
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| long distance, large area, low intensity, long lasting |
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| Measures temperature with expansion and contraction of fluid |
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| Electrical resistor whose resistance is greatly reduced by heating |
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| 2 wires of different material, Hair. |
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| Average Daily temperature |
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| Average Monthly Temperature |
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| Average Annual Temperature |
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| Volume / Time Q = C * I * A |
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| Intensity Duration Frequency Curve ( Time vs Intensity ) |
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| Way to measure Precipitation |
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| Way to measure Precipitation |
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| Water vapor condenses on nuclei -> Cloud droplets |
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| Collision combine vapor droplets |
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| Measure Snow, Using snow machines and tall poles |
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| Measure snow using telemtry |
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| Water Equivalent ( water content ) |
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| Bar Graph of Rain vs Time |
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| Countours of Precipitation, usually follows elevation |
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| Inflow = Outflow or P + B = R + I + F + E + T or R = CP or R = P - F - I |
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| 1 cfs for a day which gives a Volume |
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| ft^3 / sec or cfs which is a Rate |
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| Dead latitude between prevailing westerlies in north and easterlies in south |
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| Opposite of in-filtrate, to lose water to surrounding soil |
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| Rain contours used to find amount of rain over area, looks like Topographic map |
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| Divides Area into polygons nearest to stations using perpendicular bisect lines |
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| change in temp / change in elevation |
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| Probable Maximum Precipitation |
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| Time of concentration or how long it takes a drop of water to go from the edge of watershed to outlet of stream |
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| Sling and Wet bulb, Humidity |
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| Wet and Dry sides of Mountain |
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| Precipitation depth vs time |
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| Latent Heat of Vaporization |
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| Laten Heat of Condensation |
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| Laten heat of Fusion (melt) |
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| Latent Heat of Sublimation |
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| Saturation Vapor Pressure f = ea / es |
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