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Robert W. Christopherson Charlie Thomsen


The Hydrosphere

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Water and Atmospheric Moisture

  • Water on Earth  
  • Unique Properties of Water  
  • Humidity  
  • Atmospheric Stability  
  • Clouds and Fog  

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Land and Water
Hemispheres

Figure 7.2

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Ocean and Freshwater Distribution

Figure 7.3

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Unique Properties of Water  

  • Heat properties 

Phase change

Sublimation

Latent heat 

Vaporization

Condensation

  • Heat properties of water in nature  

Latent heat of sublimation

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Three States of Water

Figure 7.5

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Uniqueness of Ice Forms

Figure 7.6

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Phase Changes

Figure 7.7

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Water Vapor in the Atmosphere

Figure 7.10

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Water Vapor in the Atmosphere

Figure 7.10

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Cloud Types and Identification  

Figure 7.22

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Hydrologic Cycle Model

Figure 9.1

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Surface Water  

Figure 9.2

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  • The Soil-Water-Balance Equation  
  • Sample Water Budgets  
  • Water Budget and Water Resources  

Soil-Water-Budget Concept

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The Soil-Water Balance Equation

Figure 9.3

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  • Groundwater Profile and Movement  
  • Aquifers, Wells, and Springs  
  • Overuse of Groundwater  
  • Pollution of Groundwater  

Groundwater Resources  

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Groundwater Characteristics

Figure 9.17

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Groundwater Characteristics

Figure 9.17

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Groundwater Potential

Figure 9.16

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High Plains Aquifer

Figures FS 9.2.1a, 9.2.3

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  • Water Supply in the United States  
  • Instream, Nonconsumptive, and Consumptive Uses 
  • Desalination 
  • Future Considerations

Our Water Supply 

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U.S. Water Budget

Figure 9.20

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Water Withdrawal by Sector

Figure 9.21

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Water Desalination

Figure 9.22

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