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This flashcard set covers university-level engineering hydrology, focusing on rainfall, aridity, and water cycles. It delves into concepts like the aridity index, wetness index, and drought-prone areas, with examples from India. The set includes data on precipitation, ice forms, and the hydrological cycle, making it valuable for students and professionals in water resource management and environmental science.
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07.09.2014 / 05.01.2020

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By how much % Evaporation in oceans greater than land ?

Energy for driving hydrological cycle is obtained from ?

Sun

Aprroximately how much water is present on earth ?

1400 million cubic kilometer

How much % of 1400 million cubic kilmeter of water is fresh water ?

Which is the principle form of precipitation in India. ?

Rainfall is used to describe precipitation in which drop size varies from (mm) ?

Rainfall classification on basis of intensity ?

It is as follows

In India when is Rainfall data collected ?

In India day is called a rainy day when rainfall is more than ?

What is average value of rainfall in India ?

In snow ice crystals have density of ?

Intensity of precipitation during drizzle ?

Hail are lumps of ice with particle size greater than ?

As per WMO convention Graupel have particle size ?

Annual average rainfall is average of annual rainfall for  how many years ?

What is Index of Wetness ?

A numerical index, often expressed as a percentage, corresponding to the ratio of the runoff from a basin in a given year to the annual average.

Index of Wetness is >100% hence it is called ?

Metrological drought is that in which deficiency is grater than ?

When a year is called a drougth year ?

When area affected by drought is more than 20%

What is drought prone area ?

If drought occurs in an area with a probability of 0.2-0.4. And if >0.4 it is called cronically drought prone area.

Formula for Aridity index ?

It is given by

Ranges of Aridity Index ?

[0,100%]

Values of aridity index and name ?

It is as follows

Metrological Radars use waelength in range of ?

3-10 cm

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