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Water Cycle Enquiry 1 Case Studies

Amazonia drainage basin, Temperate water budget, 3x river regimes
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Drainage basin case study
Amazonia
Amazonia features
Warm temperatures
Amazonia features
High rainfall
Why?
Evaporation over the Atlantic Ocean blows moist air
Why?
Convectional rainfall
Amazonia features
Dense canopy
Impact
Interception
Impact
Infiltration
Impacts of deforestation
Saturated overland flow
Impacts of deforestation
Reduced evapotranspiration
Impacts of deforestation
Less future rainfall
Before deforestation
75% water intercepted and evapotranspirated
Local reduction
1/3
Temperate water budget J-A
Surplus
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Temperate water budget A-S
Soil water and groundwater depletion
Temperate water budget S-D
Recharge
River regime case studies
Yukon, Alaska, Canada
River regime case studies
Amazon
River regime case studies
Indus, south and central asia
Yukon regime
Rapidly rises in spring due to snowmelt
Yukon regime
Soils prone to permafrost
Amazon regime
Gradual rise in discharge
Amazon regime
High rainfall in most months infiltrates quickly
Amazon regime
Sedimentary rocks
Indus regime
Himalayan snowmelt in spring
Indus regime
Regular rainfall in monsoon season
Indus regime
Igneous and metamorphic rocks increase runoff
Indus regime
Dry season casues 5-6 month deficit
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