1. The total precipitation value for the month of June 2011 was 35.31 mm and the total value for the month of December 2011 was 44.704 mm. As the yearly precipitation value for Mississauga is 830 mm and precipitation is said to be generally evenly distributed, the average value for each month is approximately 69.17 mm. Therefore, the values for both June and December were lower than the average value. This indicates that these months were drier in general. However, December had higher precipitation than June despite it being drier overall. 2. For June 2011, the maximum soil moisture value was 0.2857 m3/m3, the minimum value was 0.0548 m3/m3, and the average soil moisture value was 0.138763 m3/m3. As for December 2011, the maximum soil moisture value was 0.2894 m3/m3, the minimum value was 0.2284 m3/m3, and the average value was 0.240601 m3/m3. One potential explanation for the differences in the average values for the two months is the amount of precipitation for those months. By analyzing Figure 1 and Figure 3, it is clear that the month of December 2011 had received more precipitation and a more even distribution of it than the month of June 2011. Due to the higher precipitation, the average soil moisture content for the month of December would be higher as well. A second potential explanation would be the higher plant productivity rate during summer. As plants use moisture in the soil as a source of water and then lose large quantities of it through transpiration, the
Warmer temperatures in Arizona in river has been leading to more evaporation. The water that is being used by plants and soil experience evapotranspiration which has accounted for a loss of at least half-million acre-feet of water annually.
Factors that may have affected the accuracy of the readings, may have been that the observations and recordings of all abiotic data was collected from one area rather than multiple sites within the area. The students involved in data collection, had no previous experience in the use of certain equipment such as the soil thermometer and refractometer, therefore, results may have varied significantly due to inadequate/improper use of equipment.
Drought condition exists throughout most of Arizona. Variable amounts of rainfall throughout last year’s where was significantly below the normal with surface water flows, reservoir levels, and well water pumping levels are at some of their lowest ever recorded all of that act as indication of drought occurrence. Drought is a normal recurring feature of climate, not a rare or random event. Climate influence water quality throughout temperature, precipitation, and wind by affecting the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water. For instance, temperature fluctuation results in more stress on aquatic organism within water body, in the same way wind fluctuation has a direct effect on evaporation rate. Municipal water providers in Flagstaff, Williams, Mayer, Pine, Strawberry, and in areas near Sierra Vista, Sonoita, and Picacho have suffered from some potable
In an arid land, there is less precipitation than the potential evaporation which is not the case in humid regions.
Over the years, this area became humid with 36 inches of rain per year. Temperatures in
Not only that the winds before were really strong. This was all leading up to the Dust Bowl. There was also rainfall but it was here and there it would come this was how they were able to grow the crops there. There have been numerous examinations between 2012's developing dry season and the 1930's Dust Bowl. Both happened in a period of financial downturn. Both are joined by dazzling pictures of dry, wilted land. Both have started profound worries about the condition of the earth and whether our territory and if the land would be suitable for someone to live
---. “Summer and Winter Drought in a Cold Desert Ecosystem (Colorado Plateau).” Utah State University, vol. 61, no. 1, 2005,
There is less and less water than before the, about half of the original. So during rainy seasons, there's too much. During the dry seasons, there is too little water to go around.
Depletion of ground water may lead to land compaction that in turn decreases its ability to store water.
Statistical question: How did the water levels of a watershed change during the 4 seasons of the year in the year 2015?
On Saturday December 21st 2013 a powerful storm struck Southern Ontario, leaving the streets and sidewalks under a thick blanket of snow. Ice covered covered the ground in thick sheets near Lake Ontario and some parts in Quebec. In Fredricton they received freezing rain. This storm greatly affected many parts of Southern Canada and some parts of the United States. In this essay I will be focussing only on the areas in Canada that it affected. I will be discussing the different types of precipitation that fell, the areas where the storm attacked and the dangers it caused to many lives, and the impact this storm had on transportation routes and the power grid. Finally, I will be comparing how the different types of tree vegetation were able
California is the leading state in agricultural production; however, the state has taken a blow from this four-year drought. Farmers have been forced to re-evaluate their irrigation systems and make necessary changes to conserve water. In order to judge the agricultural water use efficiency, scientists are using a ratio of evapotranspiration of the crop grown to the water applied to the crop. Evapotranspiration is the total evaporation and plant transpiration from land surface to the atmosphere (Marin et al. 2015). Through various
In 2011, Texas experienced its most gruesome drought since the 1950’s. During this drought the average rainfall from October through April was 5.82 inches. The drought effected the vast majority of the livestock, agricultural, and wildlife in Texas. Droughts cause numerous problems and effect vast amounts of wildlife and human lives.
In Winnipeg their summers are short and warm, and in they experience large amounts of snow in their winters They experience approximately 100 cm per a year of snowfall from November through April. Winnipeg has the world’s 10th largest freshwater lake called Winnipeg Lake. It experiences tourism, recreation, commercial and sport fisheries, and to generate hydroelectricity. The lake is home to aquatic life, per a year the lake experiences more than 800 fishers.
Changes in global weather patterns has resulted in more crop failures and sharply higher