QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE

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A quantitative overview of the global hydrological cycle showing storage in different reservoirs, annual fluxes between them and residence time in each reservoir. All the volume and flux values are in... 10 3 km 3 units. Mass curves and hyetographs are graphical representations of rainfall. A mass curve obtained from a rain gauge The major components of the hydrologic cycle are precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, groundwater, and streamflow. Precipitation includes all forms of water that falls from the atmosphere, including rainfall, snowfall, hail, sleet, drizzle, dew, and fog. Rainfall and snowfall constitute the main forms of precipitation. The major components of the hydrologic cycle are precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, groundwater, and streamflow. [Show More]

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