water and carbon key words 1.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Geographywater and carbon cyclesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: michaela sarfoCreated on: 18-09-17 18:21 saturated any water store that has reached its maximum capacity 1 of 28 stemflow the proportion of precipitation intercepted by the canopy that reaches the ground by flowing down streams 2 of 28 flow/transfer a form of linkage between one store/comonet and another that involves movement of energy or mass 3 of 28 store a part of the system where energy/mas is stored or transferred 4 of 28 system a set of interrelated components working together towards some type kind of process 5 of 28 atmospheric water water found in the atmosphere; mainly water vapor with some liquid water and ice crystals 6 of 28 cryospheric water water locked up in the earths surface as ice 7 of 28 hydrosphere a discontinuous layer of water at or near the earths surface 8 of 28 oceanic water water contained in earths oceans and seas 9 of 28 terrestrial water consist of groundwater, soil moisture, lakes, wetlands and rivers 10 of 28 input addition of matter and/or energy into a system 11 of 28 drainage basin area of land drained by a river and its tributaries 12 of 28 evaporation process by which liquid turns into gas 13 of 28 evapotranspiration total output of water from the drainage basin directly back to atmosphere 14 of 28 groundwater flow slow movement of water through underlying rocks 15 of 28 infiltration the downward movement of water from the surface into soil 16 of 28 overland flow tendency of water to flow horizontally across land surfaces when rainfall has exceeded the infiltration capacity of the soil 17 of 28 percolation the downward movement of water within the rock under the soil surface 18 of 28 run off all the water that enters a river channel and eventually flows out of the drainage basin 19 of 28 lag time the time between the peak rainfall and peak discharge 20 of 28 peak discharge the point on a flood hydrograph when river discharge is at its greatest 21 of 28 storm flow discharge resulting form storm precipitation involving both overland flow,throughflow and groundwater flow 22 of 28 Anthropogenic CO2 carbon dioxide generated by humans 23 of 28 biosphere the total sum of all living matter 24 of 28 carbon sink a store of carbon that absorbs more carbon than it releases 25 of 28 lithoshere the crust and the uooermost mantle 26 of 28 water balance the balance between inputs and outputs in a drainage system 27 of 28 bankfull the maxim discharge that a river channel is capable of carrying 28 of 28
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