This document summarizes key aspects of the hydrologic cycle and properties of water. It discusses that water covers 70% of the Earth's surface but freshwater is scarce, accounting for only 2.8% of total water, with most found in oceans. Soil is a major reservoir of freshwater. The hydrologic cycle involves evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, infiltration and runoff exchanging water between the atmosphere, land, oceans and soil. Water's unique physical and chemical properties like surface tension, contact angle and capillarity are also covered.
This document discusses various topics related to soil physics and water, including:
- Water exists in the hydrosphere, pedosphere, and as soil water, though freshwater is a scarce resource.
- Properties of water molecules and surface tension are described.
- Key concepts around hydrophilic and hydrophobic soils, capillarity, and osmotic pressure are summarized.
- Viscosity, vapor pressure, boiling point, and the hydrologic cycle are briefly covered.
The document discusses the hydrosphere, which includes all of Earth's water found in oceans, glaciers, streams, lakes, soil, groundwater, and air. It interacts with and influences other spheres. Water is distributed among different stores and moves between spheres through the hydrologic cycle. The hydrosphere plays important roles like regulating climate and providing habitat and resources for life. It discusses the water cycle and physical processes like evaporation and condensation that move water between different reservoirs like oceans, atmosphere, land and groundwater. The total amount of water remains constant according to the law of conservation of mass.
The document discusses the hydrosphere, which refers to Earth's combined water resources. It describes how water exists in different states within the hydrosphere, including oceans, ice, vapor, and liquid water found in streams, lakes, soil and groundwater. It also summarizes the water cycle, in which water is stored and moves between different parts of the hydrosphere through processes like evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff.
This chapter discusses key concepts in hydrology including:
- The hydrologic cycle and its major processes like precipitation, infiltration, evapotranspiration, surface runoff, and groundwater flow.
- The global distribution of water resources, with oceans holding over 96% of water as saline water and the small fraction of freshwater resources on land and in ice.
- The water budget equation that accounts for inputs, outputs, and changes in storage of water in a given catchment area over time.
- Major components of the hydrologic cycle and their roles in transporting water throughout the environment.
1. The document discusses key concepts in hydrology including the hydrologic cycle, water budget equation, and groundwater components.
2. The hydrologic cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, including evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, and subsurface flow.
3. The water budget equation expresses the principle of conservation of mass by equating water inputs such as precipitation to outputs like evapotranspiration and changes in storage over a given time period for a defined catchment area.
Hydrologic cycle and field water balance dathan cs
The document discusses the hydrologic cycle and field water balance. It provides details on:
1) The hydrologic cycle, which describes the circulation of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans and biosphere through processes like evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
2) Components of the hydrologic cycle like green water, blue water, infiltration, recharge, and groundwater flow.
3) The field water balance accounts for all water inputs, outputs, and storage within a soil area over a period of time based on the law of conservation of mass. It considers precipitation, runoff, evapotranspiration, and changes in water storage.
This document provides an overview of hydrology and the hydrological cycle. It defines hydrology as the science dealing with water from its sources through circulation and destinations. Hydraulics focuses on practical problems of water usage and transport. The key difference is hydrology studies the availability and distribution of water resources while hydraulics applies engineering to water usage. The hydrological cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, including evaporation, transportation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff that replenishes rivers and groundwater.
This document discusses various topics related to soil physics and water, including:
- Water exists in the hydrosphere, pedosphere, and as soil water, though freshwater is a scarce resource.
- Properties of water molecules and surface tension are described.
- Key concepts around hydrophilic and hydrophobic soils, capillarity, and osmotic pressure are summarized.
- Viscosity, vapor pressure, boiling point, and the hydrologic cycle are briefly covered.
The document discusses the hydrosphere, which includes all of Earth's water found in oceans, glaciers, streams, lakes, soil, groundwater, and air. It interacts with and influences other spheres. Water is distributed among different stores and moves between spheres through the hydrologic cycle. The hydrosphere plays important roles like regulating climate and providing habitat and resources for life. It discusses the water cycle and physical processes like evaporation and condensation that move water between different reservoirs like oceans, atmosphere, land and groundwater. The total amount of water remains constant according to the law of conservation of mass.
The document discusses the hydrosphere, which refers to Earth's combined water resources. It describes how water exists in different states within the hydrosphere, including oceans, ice, vapor, and liquid water found in streams, lakes, soil and groundwater. It also summarizes the water cycle, in which water is stored and moves between different parts of the hydrosphere through processes like evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff.
This chapter discusses key concepts in hydrology including:
- The hydrologic cycle and its major processes like precipitation, infiltration, evapotranspiration, surface runoff, and groundwater flow.
- The global distribution of water resources, with oceans holding over 96% of water as saline water and the small fraction of freshwater resources on land and in ice.
- The water budget equation that accounts for inputs, outputs, and changes in storage of water in a given catchment area over time.
- Major components of the hydrologic cycle and their roles in transporting water throughout the environment.
1. The document discusses key concepts in hydrology including the hydrologic cycle, water budget equation, and groundwater components.
2. The hydrologic cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, including evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, and subsurface flow.
3. The water budget equation expresses the principle of conservation of mass by equating water inputs such as precipitation to outputs like evapotranspiration and changes in storage over a given time period for a defined catchment area.
Hydrologic cycle and field water balance dathan cs
The document discusses the hydrologic cycle and field water balance. It provides details on:
1) The hydrologic cycle, which describes the circulation of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans and biosphere through processes like evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
2) Components of the hydrologic cycle like green water, blue water, infiltration, recharge, and groundwater flow.
3) The field water balance accounts for all water inputs, outputs, and storage within a soil area over a period of time based on the law of conservation of mass. It considers precipitation, runoff, evapotranspiration, and changes in water storage.
This document provides an overview of hydrology and the hydrological cycle. It defines hydrology as the science dealing with water from its sources through circulation and destinations. Hydraulics focuses on practical problems of water usage and transport. The key difference is hydrology studies the availability and distribution of water resources while hydraulics applies engineering to water usage. The hydrological cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, including evaporation, transportation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff that replenishes rivers and groundwater.
- Engineering hydrology deals with applying hydrological principles to engineering projects involving water. It is used in designing structures like dams and bridges, as well as projects related to water supply, irrigation, flood control, and more.
- The hydrologic cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. It involves processes like evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, runoff, percolation, and subsurface flow.
- Only a small fraction of the Earth's total water is fresh water available for human use. The majority is ocean water. Fresh water is stored in ice caps, groundwater, lakes, rivers, and the atmosphere.
Groundwater is saturated rock and soil below the land surface. It is an important source of water for many uses. Water flows through porous materials like sand at different rates depending on the size and number of pores. The majority of groundwater is safe for use despite some texts exaggerating dangers. Groundwater is important for direct use, influencing landscapes, and providing water indirectly through baseflow to streams.
Groundwater is saturated rock and soil below the land surface. It is an important source of water for many uses. Water flows through the subsurface based on hydraulic head, which considers both pressure and elevation. It moves more quickly through permeable materials like sandstone. While groundwater is generally safe, the document warns about potential contaminants. The majority of groundwater is used directly by humans or indirectly by discharging into streams.
This document provides an overview of fundamental properties of water, including:
- Water can exist in three phases (solid, liquid, gas) depending on temperature and pressure, and requires latent heat to change phases.
- Water has a maximum density of 1 g/cm3 at 4°C and its density and viscosity depend on temperature and pressure.
- Atmospheric pressure at sea level is approximately 1 bar and exerts pressure on any surface in contact with air, including water surfaces.
- The document defines key terms including density, specific weight, viscosity, vapor pressure, and cavitation.
Hydrology is the study of water flow across and through near-surface environments. The document discusses key aspects of the hydrologic cycle including precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, runoff processes, factors affecting water movement in soils, groundwater flow, and human impacts. It provides explanations and examples of different types of precipitation, runoff, and groundwater mechanisms. Dams and their various structures are also described along with issues like leakages and safety considerations in seismic areas.
This document outlines the course content for a hydrology course taught by Dr. Getachew Tegegne. The course covers key topics in hydrology including the hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation and evapotranspiration, runoff and streamflow. Understanding hydrology is important for sustainable water resources management, environmental protection, and mitigating natural disasters and climate change impacts. The distribution of water on Earth is uneven, with only a small portion as freshwater. Drainage basins are areas of land where precipitation drains to a common outlet.
The document discusses the hydrologic cycle, which describes the continuous movement and storage of water between the atmosphere, oceans, lakes, soils and land. Water is evaporated from oceans and land surfaces, transported by winds, condensed into rain or snow clouds, and precipitated back onto the Earth where it collects in streams, rivers and lakes before returning to the oceans, completing the cycle. The hydrologic cycle is powered by solar energy and influences climate patterns and variability across different timescales. It is an important process linking the water, energy and carbon cycles.
This document provides an introduction to hydrology, including:
1. Hydrology is defined as the science of water, its occurrence and circulation on Earth. It deals with water resources, processes like precipitation and runoff, and problems like floods and droughts.
2. The hydrologic cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface, including evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, runoff, and storage components.
3. The water budget equation expresses the relationship between inputs, outputs, and changes in storage of water in a given catchment area over a period of time.
The document summarizes key concepts about water, including its physical and chemical properties, the water cycle, humidity, phases of water, and more. It discusses how water vapor condenses to form clouds and rain, which then flows into rivers and oceans. The unique properties of water make it essential for life on Earth.
This document provides an overview of the biosphere. It defines the biosphere as comprising the parts of Earth where life exists, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and pedosphere. It discusses the components that make up the biosphere, including the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and groundwater. It also describes different types of lakes and aquifers, and factors that influence stratification and mixing in bodies of water.
The hydrosphere refers to all the water on, under, and over the surface of the Earth, including oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and water in the atmosphere. It makes up about 0.023% of the Earth's total mass and covers around 70% of the Earth's surface. Water circulates through the hydrosphere in the water cycle, driven by energy from the sun that evaporates water from oceans, rivers, and lakes, where it rises into the atmosphere and condenses to form rain or snow and returns to Earth. The hydrosphere supports all life on Earth and its motion influences climate patterns globally.
The hydrosphere refers to all the water on, under, and over the surface of a planet, including the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, ice caps, groundwater, and atmospheric water vapor. It makes up about 1% of Earth's total mass and covers about 70% of Earth's surface. The hydrosphere is always in motion through various processes of the water cycle, with water circulating between the oceans, atmosphere, and land through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff. Water pollution from human and natural sources threatens the hydrosphere by contaminating water bodies.
The hydrological cycle describes the constant movement of water between the earth and atmosphere in its liquid, solid, and gaseous states. Key components of the cycle include evaporation of water from oceans into the atmosphere, condensation of water vapor back into liquid form, and storage of water on land as ice, snow, groundwater, lakes, and rivers. The cycle has sustained life on Earth for millions of years by recycling water, though human use of water must be sustainable to avoid disrupting the cycle and causing shortages during droughts.
The rates of movement of water and the quantities involved the cyclic processes are the major aspects involved in the hydrological sciences. There is an endless circulation of water among all the spheres of the earth. It is popularly known as the hydrologic cycle. It is necessary to learn about the hydrologic cycle, when we intend analyse the water resources of the region and the world.
The document provides an overview of the hydrologic cycle. It begins with an introduction explaining that water circulates continuously between different spheres of the Earth. It then discusses the major components of the hydrologic cycle, including precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, runoff, infiltration, and others. Finally, it explains concepts like condensation and how precipitation forms from water vapor in the atmosphere. The overall document serves to describe the world's water circulation and the relationships between different elements of the hydrologic cycle.
This document describes the hydrological cycle, which involves the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. It explains the main components of the cycle, including evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, runoff, and groundwater flow. It also notes that the cycle generally maintains a balance, but human activities like deforestation, groundwater extraction, and climate change can disrupt this balance and cause issues like increased flooding and soil erosion.
The document discusses water sources and the water cycle. It describes the water cycle as the continuous movement of water on, through, and below the Earth's surface, changing between liquid, solid, and gas states. Water sources include groundwater found underground in aquifers and surface water such as rivers, lakes, and rainwater. Selection of a water source considers factors like the purity and available volume of raw water, the permanence and recharge rate of the source, and the elevation of the water relative to the area to be supplied.
Chapter 1.pptx:INTRODUCTION TO HYDROLOGYmulugeta48
For knowing the sources of water in an area.
For knowing quality and quantity of water in an area.
For distribution of river water for full filling of different
area`s forming needs.
Tremendous importance is given to the hydrology all over
the world in the development and management of water
resources for irrigation, water supply, flood control, waterlogging
and salinity control, Hydro power and navigation.
The maximum probable flood that may occur at a given site
and its frequency; this is required for the safe design of
drains and culverts, dams and reservoirs, channels and other
flood control structures.
is fundamental to the functioning of the Earth as it recycles water, and has a role in modifying and regulating the Earth's climate.
The document discusses the hydrological (water) cycle through a series of lessons. It begins by defining the water cycle as the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. It then outlines the four main stages of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. Each stage is described in detail. Finally, the document discusses the importance of the water cycle for providing clean water, supporting agriculture, regulating weather patterns, and more.
The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at 1.386 billion km³ (333 million cubic miles), with 97.5% being salt water and 2.5% being fresh water. Of the fresh water, only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface. In addition, the lower mantle of inner earth may hold as much as 5 times more water than all surface water combined (all oceans, all lakes, all rivers).
Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intellige...University of Maribor
Slides from talk:
Aleš Zamuda: Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intelligent Systems.
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Inter-Society Networking Panel GRSS/MTT-S/CIS Panel Session: Promoting Connection and Cooperation
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
Travis Hills' Endeavors in Minnesota: Fostering Environmental and Economic Pr...Travis Hills MN
Travis Hills of Minnesota developed a method to convert waste into high-value dry fertilizer, significantly enriching soil quality. By providing farmers with a valuable resource derived from waste, Travis Hills helps enhance farm profitability while promoting environmental stewardship. Travis Hills' sustainable practices lead to cost savings and increased revenue for farmers by improving resource efficiency and reducing waste.
- Engineering hydrology deals with applying hydrological principles to engineering projects involving water. It is used in designing structures like dams and bridges, as well as projects related to water supply, irrigation, flood control, and more.
- The hydrologic cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. It involves processes like evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, runoff, percolation, and subsurface flow.
- Only a small fraction of the Earth's total water is fresh water available for human use. The majority is ocean water. Fresh water is stored in ice caps, groundwater, lakes, rivers, and the atmosphere.
Groundwater is saturated rock and soil below the land surface. It is an important source of water for many uses. Water flows through porous materials like sand at different rates depending on the size and number of pores. The majority of groundwater is safe for use despite some texts exaggerating dangers. Groundwater is important for direct use, influencing landscapes, and providing water indirectly through baseflow to streams.
Groundwater is saturated rock and soil below the land surface. It is an important source of water for many uses. Water flows through the subsurface based on hydraulic head, which considers both pressure and elevation. It moves more quickly through permeable materials like sandstone. While groundwater is generally safe, the document warns about potential contaminants. The majority of groundwater is used directly by humans or indirectly by discharging into streams.
This document provides an overview of fundamental properties of water, including:
- Water can exist in three phases (solid, liquid, gas) depending on temperature and pressure, and requires latent heat to change phases.
- Water has a maximum density of 1 g/cm3 at 4°C and its density and viscosity depend on temperature and pressure.
- Atmospheric pressure at sea level is approximately 1 bar and exerts pressure on any surface in contact with air, including water surfaces.
- The document defines key terms including density, specific weight, viscosity, vapor pressure, and cavitation.
Hydrology is the study of water flow across and through near-surface environments. The document discusses key aspects of the hydrologic cycle including precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, runoff processes, factors affecting water movement in soils, groundwater flow, and human impacts. It provides explanations and examples of different types of precipitation, runoff, and groundwater mechanisms. Dams and their various structures are also described along with issues like leakages and safety considerations in seismic areas.
This document outlines the course content for a hydrology course taught by Dr. Getachew Tegegne. The course covers key topics in hydrology including the hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation and evapotranspiration, runoff and streamflow. Understanding hydrology is important for sustainable water resources management, environmental protection, and mitigating natural disasters and climate change impacts. The distribution of water on Earth is uneven, with only a small portion as freshwater. Drainage basins are areas of land where precipitation drains to a common outlet.
The document discusses the hydrologic cycle, which describes the continuous movement and storage of water between the atmosphere, oceans, lakes, soils and land. Water is evaporated from oceans and land surfaces, transported by winds, condensed into rain or snow clouds, and precipitated back onto the Earth where it collects in streams, rivers and lakes before returning to the oceans, completing the cycle. The hydrologic cycle is powered by solar energy and influences climate patterns and variability across different timescales. It is an important process linking the water, energy and carbon cycles.
This document provides an introduction to hydrology, including:
1. Hydrology is defined as the science of water, its occurrence and circulation on Earth. It deals with water resources, processes like precipitation and runoff, and problems like floods and droughts.
2. The hydrologic cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface, including evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, runoff, and storage components.
3. The water budget equation expresses the relationship between inputs, outputs, and changes in storage of water in a given catchment area over a period of time.
The document summarizes key concepts about water, including its physical and chemical properties, the water cycle, humidity, phases of water, and more. It discusses how water vapor condenses to form clouds and rain, which then flows into rivers and oceans. The unique properties of water make it essential for life on Earth.
This document provides an overview of the biosphere. It defines the biosphere as comprising the parts of Earth where life exists, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and pedosphere. It discusses the components that make up the biosphere, including the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and groundwater. It also describes different types of lakes and aquifers, and factors that influence stratification and mixing in bodies of water.
The hydrosphere refers to all the water on, under, and over the surface of the Earth, including oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and water in the atmosphere. It makes up about 0.023% of the Earth's total mass and covers around 70% of the Earth's surface. Water circulates through the hydrosphere in the water cycle, driven by energy from the sun that evaporates water from oceans, rivers, and lakes, where it rises into the atmosphere and condenses to form rain or snow and returns to Earth. The hydrosphere supports all life on Earth and its motion influences climate patterns globally.
The hydrosphere refers to all the water on, under, and over the surface of a planet, including the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, ice caps, groundwater, and atmospheric water vapor. It makes up about 1% of Earth's total mass and covers about 70% of Earth's surface. The hydrosphere is always in motion through various processes of the water cycle, with water circulating between the oceans, atmosphere, and land through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff. Water pollution from human and natural sources threatens the hydrosphere by contaminating water bodies.
The hydrological cycle describes the constant movement of water between the earth and atmosphere in its liquid, solid, and gaseous states. Key components of the cycle include evaporation of water from oceans into the atmosphere, condensation of water vapor back into liquid form, and storage of water on land as ice, snow, groundwater, lakes, and rivers. The cycle has sustained life on Earth for millions of years by recycling water, though human use of water must be sustainable to avoid disrupting the cycle and causing shortages during droughts.
The rates of movement of water and the quantities involved the cyclic processes are the major aspects involved in the hydrological sciences. There is an endless circulation of water among all the spheres of the earth. It is popularly known as the hydrologic cycle. It is necessary to learn about the hydrologic cycle, when we intend analyse the water resources of the region and the world.
The document provides an overview of the hydrologic cycle. It begins with an introduction explaining that water circulates continuously between different spheres of the Earth. It then discusses the major components of the hydrologic cycle, including precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, runoff, infiltration, and others. Finally, it explains concepts like condensation and how precipitation forms from water vapor in the atmosphere. The overall document serves to describe the world's water circulation and the relationships between different elements of the hydrologic cycle.
This document describes the hydrological cycle, which involves the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. It explains the main components of the cycle, including evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, runoff, and groundwater flow. It also notes that the cycle generally maintains a balance, but human activities like deforestation, groundwater extraction, and climate change can disrupt this balance and cause issues like increased flooding and soil erosion.
The document discusses water sources and the water cycle. It describes the water cycle as the continuous movement of water on, through, and below the Earth's surface, changing between liquid, solid, and gas states. Water sources include groundwater found underground in aquifers and surface water such as rivers, lakes, and rainwater. Selection of a water source considers factors like the purity and available volume of raw water, the permanence and recharge rate of the source, and the elevation of the water relative to the area to be supplied.
Chapter 1.pptx:INTRODUCTION TO HYDROLOGYmulugeta48
For knowing the sources of water in an area.
For knowing quality and quantity of water in an area.
For distribution of river water for full filling of different
area`s forming needs.
Tremendous importance is given to the hydrology all over
the world in the development and management of water
resources for irrigation, water supply, flood control, waterlogging
and salinity control, Hydro power and navigation.
The maximum probable flood that may occur at a given site
and its frequency; this is required for the safe design of
drains and culverts, dams and reservoirs, channels and other
flood control structures.
is fundamental to the functioning of the Earth as it recycles water, and has a role in modifying and regulating the Earth's climate.
The document discusses the hydrological (water) cycle through a series of lessons. It begins by defining the water cycle as the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. It then outlines the four main stages of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. Each stage is described in detail. Finally, the document discusses the importance of the water cycle for providing clean water, supporting agriculture, regulating weather patterns, and more.
The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at 1.386 billion km³ (333 million cubic miles), with 97.5% being salt water and 2.5% being fresh water. Of the fresh water, only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface. In addition, the lower mantle of inner earth may hold as much as 5 times more water than all surface water combined (all oceans, all lakes, all rivers).
Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intellige...University of Maribor
Slides from talk:
Aleš Zamuda: Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intelligent Systems.
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Inter-Society Networking Panel GRSS/MTT-S/CIS Panel Session: Promoting Connection and Cooperation
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
Travis Hills' Endeavors in Minnesota: Fostering Environmental and Economic Pr...Travis Hills MN
Travis Hills of Minnesota developed a method to convert waste into high-value dry fertilizer, significantly enriching soil quality. By providing farmers with a valuable resource derived from waste, Travis Hills helps enhance farm profitability while promoting environmental stewardship. Travis Hills' sustainable practices lead to cost savings and increased revenue for farmers by improving resource efficiency and reducing waste.
hematic appreciation test is a psychological assessment tool used to measure an individual's appreciation and understanding of specific themes or topics. This test helps to evaluate an individual's ability to connect different ideas and concepts within a given theme, as well as their overall comprehension and interpretation skills. The results of the test can provide valuable insights into an individual's cognitive abilities, creativity, and critical thinking skills
Unlocking the mysteries of reproduction: Exploring fecundity and gonadosomati...AbdullaAlAsif1
The pygmy halfbeak Dermogenys colletei, is known for its viviparous nature, this presents an intriguing case of relatively low fecundity, raising questions about potential compensatory reproductive strategies employed by this species. Our study delves into the examination of fecundity and the Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) in the Pygmy Halfbeak, D. colletei (Meisner, 2001), an intriguing viviparous fish indigenous to Sarawak, Borneo. We hypothesize that the Pygmy halfbeak, D. colletei, may exhibit unique reproductive adaptations to offset its low fecundity, thus enhancing its survival and fitness. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive study utilizing 28 mature female specimens of D. colletei, carefully measuring fecundity and GSI to shed light on the reproductive adaptations of this species. Our findings reveal that D. colletei indeed exhibits low fecundity, with a mean of 16.76 ± 2.01, and a mean GSI of 12.83 ± 1.27, providing crucial insights into the reproductive mechanisms at play in this species. These results underscore the existence of unique reproductive strategies in D. colletei, enabling its adaptation and persistence in Borneo's diverse aquatic ecosystems, and call for further ecological research to elucidate these mechanisms. This study lends to a better understanding of viviparous fish in Borneo and contributes to the broader field of aquatic ecology, enhancing our knowledge of species adaptations to unique ecological challenges.
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
Nucleophilic Addition of carbonyl compounds.pptxSSR02
Nucleophilic addition is the most important reaction of carbonyls. Not just aldehydes and ketones, but also carboxylic acid derivatives in general.
Carbonyls undergo addition reactions with a large range of nucleophiles.
Comparing the relative basicity of the nucleophile and the product is extremely helpful in determining how reversible the addition reaction is. Reactions with Grignards and hydrides are irreversible. Reactions with weak bases like halides and carboxylates generally don’t happen.
Electronic effects (inductive effects, electron donation) have a large impact on reactivity.
Large groups adjacent to the carbonyl will slow the rate of reaction.
Neutral nucleophiles can also add to carbonyls, although their additions are generally slower and more reversible. Acid catalysis is sometimes employed to increase the rate of addition.
What is greenhouse gasses and how many gasses are there to affect the Earth.moosaasad1975
What are greenhouse gasses how they affect the earth and its environment what is the future of the environment and earth how the weather and the climate effects.
The debris of the ‘last major merger’ is dynamically youngSérgio Sacani
The Milky Way’s (MW) inner stellar halo contains an [Fe/H]-rich component with highly eccentric orbits, often referred to as the
‘last major merger.’ Hypotheses for the origin of this component include Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), where the progenitor
collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
ANAMOLOUS SECONDARY GROWTH IN DICOT ROOTS.pptxRASHMI M G
Abnormal or anomalous secondary growth in plants. It defines secondary growth as an increase in plant girth due to vascular cambium or cork cambium. Anomalous secondary growth does not follow the normal pattern of a single vascular cambium producing xylem internally and phloem externally.
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Plant breeding for disease resistance is a strategy to reduce crop losses caused by disease. Plants have an innate immune system that allows them to recognize pathogens and provide resistance. However, breeding for long-lasting resistance often involves combining multiple resistance genes
2. Chapter:9 Water
• The hydrosphere, with a strong influence on the pedosphere, comprises the
sum total of all water bodies (oceans, rivers, lakes), groundwater (renewable
and fossil), and soil water.
• Although water is the most abundant of all resources covering 70% of the
earth’s surface, freshwater is a scarce resource.
• It was found that 97.2% (volume basis) of the world water is in oceans and
seas (1370 M Km3 ). Freshwater accounts for merely 2.8% of the total
volume, of which groundwater is 0.6%, and soil water accounts for less than
0.1% of the total (Fig. 9.1). Soil is a major reservoir of freshwater, which
accounts for about 50 times that in rivers and streams (Table 9.1).
• Blue water (lost for use by humans, animals, or plants.)
• Green water (comprising soil water, groundwater, and other irrigable
sources)
• Red water (The fraction of freshwater that is lost to the atmosphere through
direct and soil evaporation may be termed red water.
• Fossil water is difficult to assess, is not renewable, and may be termed gray
water.
8. Hydrophilic Versus Hydrophobic Soils
• Adhesive force (water-soil) >cohesive force (water-water)
>adhesive force (soil-air)
• A contact angle of zero implies complete flattening of the
drop and perfect wetting of the soil surface by the water,
and soil has absolute preference for the water over air. A
contact angle of 180° would mean a complete nonwetting
or rejection of the water by the air-full soil. The water drop
would retain its spherical shape without spreading over the
soil surface. When water is wetting the soil, the contact
angle is low or acute. This low angle is called “wetting” or
“advancing” angle. When the soil is drying and the water
film is receding, the contact angle is different. It is called
“receding” or “retreating angle.”
9. Capillarity
• A capillary tube in a body of water forms a meniscus as
a result of the contact angle of water with the walls of
the tube. The curvature of this meniscus will be greater
(i.e., radius of curvature smaller), the narrower the
tube (Fig. 9.6a vs. 9.6d). The height of capillary rise
depends on the diameter of the section that
corresponds with the pressure difference (Fig. 9.6b vs.
9.6c). Because of the difference in the contact angle,
the water rises in the glass tube but mercury falls in the
glass tube (Fig. 9.7). A liquid with an acute angle will
have less pressure inside meniscus than atmospheric
pressure [Eq. (9.3)]. Pi <Po
10. • For a capillary of uniform radius r, at
equilibrium the forces per unit area pulling
down.
11.
12. Osmotic
Pressure
• Osmotic pressure is a property of solutions, expressing the
decrease of the potential energy of water in solution relative to that
of pure water. When an aqueous solution is separated from pure
water (or from a solution of lower concentration) by a membrane
that is permeable to water alone, water will tend to diffuse or
osmose through the membrane into the more concentrated
solution, thus diluting it or reducing the potential energy difference
across the membrane. The osmotic pressure is the counter pressure
that must be applied to the solution to prevent the osmosis of
water into it. In dilute solutions, the osmotic pressure is generally
proportional to the concentration of the solution and to its
temperature according to Eq. Ps=KTCs where Ps is osmotic pressure,
T is absolute temperature, and Cs is concentration of solute. An
increase in the osmotic pressure is usually accompanied by a
decrease in the vapor pressure, a rise of the boiling point, and a
depression of the freezing point.
13. Solubility
of Gases
• The concentration of gases in water generally
increases with pressure and decreases with
temperature. According to Henry’s law, the
mass concentration of gas Cm is proportional
to the pressure of gas Pi
14. Viscosity
• Viscosity of a fluid is its resistance to flow
• where τ is shearing stress, Fs is force, A is area
of action for the force, and du/dx is velocity
gradient normal to the stressed area.
15. Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids
• Newtonian fluids obey Newton’s law of viscosity,
which states that shear stress (τ) is proportional to
shear rate, with the proportionality constant being
the coefficient of viscosity (η)
• Non-Newtonian fluids do not obey Newton’s law of
viscosity. Such fluids have a variable viscosity at a
constant temperature η=f(t), and viscosity depends
on the force applied (time and temperature).
16.
17. • Dilatant Fluids
• Viscosity of these fluids increases with
increasing velocity gradient. They are
uncommon, but suspensions of starch and
sand behave in this way. Dilatant fluids are
also called shear thickening fluids.
• Thixotropic Fluids
• For thixotropic fluids the dynamic viscosity
decreases with the time for which shearing
forces are applied (e.g., thixotropic jelly
paints).
18. • Rheopcctic Fluids
• For Rheopectic fluids the dynamic viscosity
increases with the time for which shearing forces
are applied (e.g., gypsum suspension in water).
• Viscoclastic Fluids
• Viscoelastic fluids have elastic properties, which
allow them to spring back when a shear force is
released (e.g., egg white).
• Fluidity
• Fluidity is the reciprocal of viscosity and has the
units of 1/poise or 1/centipose.
19. Vapor Pressure
• The change of state of water from liquid to vapor
phase is related to the kinetic theory. The molecules in
a liquid move past one another in a variety of speeds.
A molecule in the upper regions of the liquid with a
high speed may leave the liquid momentarily and fall
back. Others with a critical speed may escape. The
number of molecules with high KE increases with
increase in temperature. Evaporation E α T Water
evaporation is an endothermic process. When H2O
molecules with high energy escape, the velocity and
kinetic energy of those remaining is less, the lesser the
velocity the lower is the temperature. The liquid is,
therefore, cool.
20. • The vapor is in equilibrium with a liquid because
the rate of molecules escaping and those
returning back by condensation is equal. The
equilibrium exists when the space is saturated.
The pressure of the vapor when it is saturated is
called the “saturated vapor pressure.” The
saturated vapor pressure does not depend on the
size of the container. It depends on:
• 1. Pressure of water 2. Temperature of water 3.
Chemical condition (solutes)
21. Boiling Point
• Water boils at a temperature when vapor
pressure becomes equal to atmospheric pressure.
The saturated vapor pressure is related to the
temperature (T) as per the simplified version of
the Clasius–Clapeyron equation
• where In Po is logarithm to the base e of the
saturation vapor pressure Po, T is absolute
temperature, and a and b are constant.
22. SOIL AS A RESERVOIR OF WATER
• The total pool of soil-water is estimated at about 67,000 Km3 . In terms of
the freshwater reserves, soil is, in fact, a very efficient storage system.
Assume that a one-hectare area of soil has water content of 20% by
weight in the top 1-m depth with an average bulk density of 1.25 Mg/m3 .
The total amount of water in the soil is 0.25 hectare-meter, 2.5×103 Mg,
2.5×106 Kg, or 2.5×106 L. This is indeed a large quantity of water. If human
consumption of water is about 100 L/day, this water is enough for one
person for 2.5×104 days or 68.5 years or for 25,000 people for one day. If
half of this water were available for plant uptake at the consumptive use
rate of 0.5 cm/day, it can support plant growth for 25 days. Rather than
the absolute quantity, it is often change in the soil-water pool that is of
major interest. The change in the soil-water pool can be computed from
the water balance Eq. (9.22). ∆S=P+I−(R+D+ET) (9.22) where ∆S is the
change in the soil-water pool, P is precipitation, I is irrigation, R is surface
runoff, D is deep drainage, and ET is evapotranspiration. Different
components listed in Eq. (9.22) are determined by lysimetric evaluation.
23. THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
• Water is a completely renewable resource. It changes from
one form to another and from one environment to another.
Water transfer or movement from one form and/or one
environment to another governs the hydrologic cycle . The
hydrologic cycle involves interchange (fluxes) between
principal pools. These fluxes are: (i) evaporation,
transpiration, or evapotranspiration (red water) by which
water enters the atmosphere, (ii) precipitation by which
returns to the land and ocean, and (iii) infiltration,
percolation, interflow, and runoff or overland flow by which
water is returned from land to streams, rivers, lakes, and
oceans (blue water). Soil water (green water) is a principal
pool of the freshwater reserves.
24. COMPONENTS OF THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
• Different components of the hydrologic cycle are outlined in Eq.
(9.22), which is normally written in a form to solve for ET [Eq.
(9.23)]. ET=P+I−(R+D)± AS
• Therefore, different components of the hydrologic cycle include: (i)
precipitation (P) including rain, snow, hail, fog, mist, (ii) irrigation (I)
is not a component in natural ecosystem but is an important factor
in the hydrologic cycle of managed and especially agricultural
ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions, (iii) R is surface runoff, (iv)
D is deep drainage leading to groundwater recharge, (v) ∆S is
change in soil water storage, and (vi) ET is evapotranspiration.
Methods of measurement and estimation or prediction of
evapotranspiration are described in detail by Monteith (1985), and
standard methods of measuring precipitation are discussed in texts
on climatology or any hydrologic manual (USDA, 1979).
25. Precipitation
• Accurate measurement of precipitation is
important for reliable assessment of the water
balance. In addition to simple or non-recording
and recording rain gauges normally used at the
meteorological stations (Figs. 9.10–9.13), rainfall
measurement under a vegetation cover involves
measurement of: (i) through fall using a spider
gauge (Fig. 9.14a), and (ii) stem flow (Fig. 9.14b).
Measurement of through fall and stem flow can
be highly variable depending on the tree canopy
and foliage characteristics.
26. Runoff
• There are numerous methods of measuring
surface runoff for different scales. The scale may
range from a microplot of a few square meters to
a watershed of several Km2 or more (Table 9.4).
Hydrologic parameters that are measured to
compute surface runoff include total volume
stage or water level, velocity, discharge, and their
variation over time. Installation, measurements,
and calibration procedures of these devices are
described in USDA (1979), and shown in Figs.
9.15–9.18.
27. Lysimetric Analysis
• A lysimeter is a confined volume of soil, in
which input, output and change in water
storage can be quantified. The size, shape, and
material used in constructing lysimeters vary
widely.