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WC3 - Processes and stores of the global water cycle - Coggle Diagram
WC3 - Processes and stores of the global water cycle
Inputs
Precipitation
storage
Interception
precipitation lands on vegetation or structure
Vegetation storage
stored in plants
Surface storage
puddles, ponds and lakes
soil storage
moisture in the soil
groundwater storage
stored in soil or rock, the water table is the top surface of the zone of saturation - the zone of soil or rock where all the pores in the soil/roch are full of water
channel storage
held in a river or stream
Flows
infiltration
water soaking into the soil, rates influenced by soil type, soil structure and water concentration already in the soil.
Overland flow
surface runoff
Throughfall
water dripping from one leaf or plant to another
throughflow
water moving downhill through the soil This is faster through 'pipes' - things like cracks in the soil or animal burrows
percolation
water seeping through soil to water table
groundwater flow
Water flowing slowly below the water table through permeable rock. The speed the process depends on how permeable the rock is
channel flow
water flowing in the river or stream aka river discharge
Stem flow
water running down a plant stem or tree trunk
Outputs
Evaporation
Transpiration
evaporation from within leaves
Evapotransipiration