Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
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Trace the possible paths of a water molecule through the hydrological cycle and consider the
measurements that need to be made to determine the quantities of water involved in the various
transformations.
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What processes lead to phase changes of water in the atmosphere and what are some of their
consequences?
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What is the significance of clouds in the global water balance?
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Compare the moisture balance of an air column and that of a small drainage basin.
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What are the various statistics used to characterize rainfall events and for what different
applications are they important?
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Consider how an annual water budget diagram might differ between a wet year and a dry year
at the same location.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER
READING
Korzun, V. I. (ed.-in-chief), USSR Committee for the
International Hydrological Decade (1978) World
Water Balance and Water Resources of the
Earth. UNESCO, Paris (translation of Russian
edition, Leningrad, 1974), 663pp. [Comprehen-
sive account of atmospheric and terrestrial
components of the water balance for the globe
and by continent; numerous figures, tables and
extensive references]
Linsley, R. K. and Franzini, J. B. (1964) Water
Resources Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New
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Linsley, R.K., Franzini, J. B., Freyberg. D. L. and
Tchbanoglous, G. (1992) Water-resources
Engineering, 4th edn. McGraw-Hill, New York,
841pp. [Chapters on descriptive and quantita-
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and engineering topics predominate]
Miller, D. H. (1977) Water at the Surface of the Earth.
Academic Press, New York, 557pp. [Compre-
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water cycle and water in ecosystems; well
illustrated with many references]
Pearl, R. T. et al.(1954) The Calculation of Irrigation
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Fish and Food, HMSO, London, 35pp. [Hand-
book based on the Penman formulae for the UK]
Peixoto, J. P. and Oort, A. H. (1992) Physics of
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atmosphere]
Penman, H. L. (1963) Vegetation and Hydrology.
Tech. Comm. No. 53, Commonwealth Bureau of
Books
Anderson, B. R. (1975) Weather in the West. From
the Midcontinent to the Pacific. American West,
Palo Alto, CA, 223pp. [Popular account]
Barry, R. G. (2008) Mountain Weather and Climate,
3rd edn, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, 506pp. [Comprehensive survey]
Baumgartner, A. and Reichel, E. (1975) The World
Water Balance: Mean Annual Global, Conti-
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and Runoff, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 179 pp.
[Statistical assessment of the major compo-
nents of the hydrological cycle; one of the
standard summaries]
Bruce, J. P. and Clark, R. H. (1966) Introduction to
Hydrometeorology. Oxford: Pergamon, 319pp.
Brutsaert, W. (1982) Evaporation into the Atmos-
phere: Theory, History and Applications.
Kluwer, Dordrecht, 279pp. [Thorough survey of
evaporation processes and applications]
Doornkamp, J. C., Gregory, K. J. and Burn, A.S. (eds)
(1980) Atlas of Drought in Britain 1975-6.
Institute of British Geographers, London, 82pp.
[Detailed case study of a major UK drought]
Gash, J. and Shuttleworth, J. (2007) Evaporation.
International Association of Hydrological
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modern survey]
