PPT-Eyes on the Hydrosphere Unit 3: What’s in YOUR watershed?

1 Navigate to CU Boulders Mascon Visualization Tool httpsccarcoloradoedugracegsfchtml 2 Select Trend on the left and zoom into your area Accessing GRACE data for your region. Hydrosphere. The . hydrosphere. is formed by all bodies of . water. on the Earth’s surface.. Some parts are: oceans, rivers, streams, . lakes, underground, atmosphere (. vapour. ), glaciers.. Covers approximately . Reading: Sections 7.1-7.3, 7.5, 7.7, . Hydrologic Analysis. Change in storage w.r.t. time = inflow - outflow. In the case of a linear reservoir, . S = kQ. Transfer function for a linear system (S = kQ).. Learning objectives. Be able to use stationary linear response methods (unit hydrograph) to calculate catchment response. Be able to estimate the unit hydrograph from data . Be able to describe the assumptions, limitations and uses of linear response methods . Rami. . Harfouch. Surface Water Hydrology. University of Texas at Austin, April 2010. Peak flows (flood applications, channels design). Rationale method Q=C . i. A. Hydrograph (storage structures design). The . hydrosphere. contains all the water found on our planet.. Water found on the surface of our planet includes the ocean as well as water from lakes and rivers, streams, and creeks.. Water found under the surface of our planet includes water trapped in the soil and groundwater.. Earth’s Oceans. Chapter 22, 23, 24. Warm up (3-2-16). Explain everything you know about the Earth’s oceans. Be as specific as you possibly can.. Outline. Objectives. Read Chapter 22.1 . Objectives. P. . McAven. 8. th. Grade Science. Riverwood. Middle School . 2016 - 2017. Think About It .  . Where . does . our . drinking water come from? How . does it . get here?. What . are some ways people can enjoy the features of . This includes water in the oceans, lakes, rivers, wetlands, polar ice caps, soil, rock layers beneath Earth’s surface, and clouds.. The Hydrosphere. Chapter 3. Section 3 . The Hydrosphere and Biosphere. = area of land that drains precipitation to a body of water. 2. Depends on . topography. - Divided by ridges (hills) .  drainage divides. Video. Video 2. 3. Drainage Divide. One watershed on one side of hill. GLACIAL RIVER. WARREN. Meandering Stream Channel. Delta. MS River Delta vs. “The Delta”. GEOLOGIC vs. GEOGRAPHIC . The 2011 Floods. Why did it flood this year?. Well above average precipitation over the entire Mississippi River watershed. Douglas Jackson-Smith: . SSWA Dept, USU . Nancy Mesner: . WATS Dept, USU. David Stevens, Jeff Horsburgh, Darwin Sorensen. : CEE Dept, USU. Overview. Background. Analysis of Existing WQ Data. Implementation & Maintenance Study. Hydrologic Analysis. Change in storage w.r.t. time = inflow - outflow. In the case of a linear reservoir, . S = kQ. Transfer function for a linear system (S = kQ).. Proportionality and superposition. From Mays, 2011, Ground and Surface Water Hydrology. A D hour unit hydrograph is the characteristic response of a given watershed to a unit volume (e.g. 1 in or cm) of effective water input (usually rain) applied at a constant rate for D hours. Hydrology and Water Resources, RG744. Institute of Space Technology. November 02-06, 2015. Runoff models. Peak runoff models. Provide only the estimates of peak discharge from the watershed. Continuous runoff models.