CE 394K.2 Hydrology, Lecture 2

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CE 394K.2 Hydrology, Lecture 2

• Reading for Tuesday Applied Hydrology, Chapter
  2.
• Literary quote for today

The quality of mercy is not straind It droppeth
as a gentle rain from heaven Upon the place
beneath it is twice blest It blesseth him that
gives and him that takes Portia to Shylock, Act
IV Scene I The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare
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Questions for discussion on Tuesday (from
Chapters 1 and 2 of Text)

• How is precipitation partitioned into
  evaporation, groundwater recharge and runoff and
  how does this partitioning vary with location on
  the earth?
• Can a closed water balance be developed using
  discrete time rainfall and streamflow data for a
  watershed?
• How do the equations for velocity of water flow
  in streams and aquifers differ, and why is this
  so?
• How is net radiation to the earths surface
  partitioned into latent heat, sensible heat and
  ground heat flux and how does this partitioning
  vary with location on the earth?