Enumeration Flashcards
Classification of Hydrology
Scientific Hydrology.
Engineering or Applied Hydrology
Hydrology deals with
Estimation of water resources
Study of processes and their interaction
The study such as floods and roughts and strategies to combat them
Task of hydrologists
Design and operation of hydraulic structures
Water supply
Wastewater treatment and disposal
Irrigation
Drainage
Hydropower generation
Flood control
Navigation
Erosion and sediment control
Salinity control
Pollution abatement
Recreation use of water
Fish and wildlife protection
Importance of hydrologic engineering design
Provides a service
Local drainage ordinances
Cost and site characteristics are typical constraints
Occurrence, timing and amount are key aspects
Problems by lack of water or too much water
Processes involved in hydrologic cycle
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Runoff
Transpiration
Interception
Infiltration
Percolation
Storage
3 basic locations of water storage
In the atmosphere
On the surface of the earth
In the ground
Most important elements of the country’s weather and climate
Temperature
Humidity
Rainfall
Historical record of temperature
Highest- 42.2 tuguegarao
Lowest - 6.3 baguio
2 major seasons
Rainy from june to nov
Dry from dec to may
-cool dry from dec to feb
-hot dry from mar to may
Climate types
1 - dry from nov to april, rest rainy
2 - no dry, max rainy dec to feb, min rainy mar to may
3. Dry dec to feb or mar to may, no rainy
4. No dry, rainfall evenly distributed
Vertical structure of the atmosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Composition of the atmosphere
Nitrogen 78
Oxygen 21
Argon 0.9
Trace gases 0.1
Types of clouds
High
Middle
Low
With vertical growth
Unusual
Types of high clouds
Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Cirrocumulus
Types of middle clouds
Altostratus
Altocumulus
