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The global climate connection
It's a wrap
Hydrological Cycle
So What?
The Way Things Work
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This predictive model map is consistent with this other map
What is the observed mean annual precipitation map?
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warmer SAT
What is Increased GHG emission?
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The part of the cycle that gets the water from the air to the ground.
What is precipitation?
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it all began here (life that is)
What is water?
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The act of water penetrating the Earth's surface
What is percolating/infiltrating?
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this map gives us an idea of where groundwater is stressed and abundant
What is mean annual precipitation map?
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warmer SST
What is Warmer SAT?
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Gets the water from land to ocean
What is surface runoff?
200
This is a place that relies heavily on groundwater for water-supply needs
What is Iowa?
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Where the soil is completely saturated
What is a water table?
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Increases in sea surface temperature mostly occurred over two key periods
What is periods:1910 - 1940, and from 1970 - present?
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increased precipitation
What is Warmer SST?
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Increases with an rise in SAT
What is evaporation?
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Makes up about 1/3 of total freshwater
What is groundwater?
300
recharge time of days-years
What is unconfined aquifers?
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This map feature symbolizes changes in annual-mean precipitation
What is green/grey vector(s)?
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larger recharge rate
What is Increased precipitation?
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The part of the cycle that we are not focusing on today
What is surface freshwater?
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This can make groundwater an unsustainable source of freshwater
What is long recharge time?
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causes subsidence
What is groundwater pumping?
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This is the most significant climate forcing affecting SAT and thus SST
What is GHG emissions?
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more reliable/sustainable freshwater resource
What is Larger recharge rate?
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can result in artesian wells
What is groundwater?
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Soon will be more valuable than gold
What is water?
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can result in an artesian well when water is trapped between two impermeable layers w/ relief
What is confined aquifers?