Water Resources Chapter 13 Hydrosphere The hydrosphere includes
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Water Resources Chapter 13
Hydrosphere § The hydrosphere includes all of the water on or near Earth’s surface. • • • Lakes Rivers Oceans Icecaps Clouds wetlands
The Water Cycle § Water cycle – the continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water sources
The Water Cycle § Evaporation – the process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere as water vapor § Condensation – when water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles. The water droplets form in clouds § Precipitation – when large water droplets fall from the clouds. May be rain, sleet, snow, or hail
The Oceans § The largest part of the hydrosphere § Covers over 70% of Earth’s surface § Play a large role in regulating the planet’s environment
Ocean Water § Contains salt • Salts dissolved out of rocks • Na. Cl – sodium chloride § Salinity –
Temperature Zones
Oceans Regulate Global Temperature § Absorbs and stores energy from sunlight § Regulates temperatures in the atmosphere § The world ocean absorbs over half the solar radiation that reaches the planet’s surface § Temperature changes slower than on land § If the ocean did not regulate atmospheric and surface temperatures, the temperature would be too extreme for life on Earth to exist
§ Currents help to moderate climate § Ex. The Gulf Stream § Pacific current makes California colder
Ocean Currents and Circulation § Surface currents – driven by wind § Thermohaline circulation • Thermo = temperature • Haline = salt
Surface Currents
Thermohaline circulation
Thermohaline circulation
Thermohaline circulation
Fresh Water § Only about 2% of water on Earth § Lakes, rivers, streams § Most is found in icecaps and glaciers
River systems § A network of streams that drains an area of land. § A river system contains all of the land drained by a river, including the main river and all its tributaries. § Tributaries –
13 -1 Will We Have Enough Usable Water? § Concept 13 -1 A We are using available freshwater unsustainably by wasting it, polluting it, and charging too little for this irreplaceable natural resource. § Concept 13 -1 B One of every six people does not have sufficient access to clean water, and this situation will almost certainly get worse.
Freshwater Is an Irreplaceable Resource That We Are Managing Poorly (1) § Why is water so important? § Earth as a watery world: 71% § Freshwater availability: 0. 024% § Poorly managed resource § Hydrologic cycle § Water pollution
Freshwater Is an Irreplaceable Resource That We Are Managing Poorly (2) § Access to water is • • A global health issue An economic issue A women’s and children’s issue A national and global security issue
Girl Carrying Well Water over Dried Out Earth during a Severe Drought in India
Most of the Earth’s Freshwater Is Not Available to Us § Hydrologic cycle • Movement of water in the seas, land, and air • Driven by: § People divided into • Water haves • Water have-nots
We Get Freshwater from Groundwater and Surface Water (1) § Ground water § Zone of saturation § Water table § Aquifers • Natural recharge • Lateral recharge
We Get Freshwater from Groundwater and Surface Water (2) § Surface Water • Surface runoff • Watershed (drainage) basin • Reliable runoff • 1/3 of total
Unconfined Aquifer Recharge Area Evaporation and transpiration Evaporation Precipitation Confined Recharge Area Runoff Flowing artesian well Infiltration Less permeable material such as clay Well requiring a pump Water table Stream Lake Infiltration Unconfined aquifer Confining impermea ble rock layer Fig. 13 -3, p. 316
We Use a Large and Growing Portion of the World’s Reliable Runoff § 2/3 of the surface runoff: lost by seasonal floods § 1/3 runoff usable • Domestic: 10% • Agriculture: 70% • Industrial use: 20% § Fred Pearce, author of When the Rivers Run Dry
Case Study: Freshwater Resources in the United States § More than enough renewable freshwater, unevenly distributed § Effect of • Floods • Pollution • Drought § 2007: U. S. Geological Survey projection • Water hotspots
Average Annual Precipitation and Major Rivers, Water-Deficit Regions in U. S.
Water Hotspots in 17 Western U. S. States
Water Shortages Will Grow § Dry climate § Drought § Too many people using a normal supply of water § Wasteful use of water § China and urbanization § Hydrological poverty
Natural Capital Degradation: Stress on the World’s Major River Basins
Long-Term Severe Drought Is Increasing § Causes • Extended period of below-normal rainfall • Diminished groundwater § Harmful environmental effects • • • Dries out soils Reduces stream flows Decreases tree growth and biomass Lowers net primary productivity and crop yields Shift in biomes
13 -2 Is Extracting Groundwater the Answer? § Concept 13 -2 Groundwater that is used to supply cities and grow food is being pumped from aquifers in some areas faster than it is renewed by precipitation.
Trade-Offs: Withdrawing Groundwater, Advantages and Disadvantages
Case Study: Aquifer Depletion in the United States § Ogallala aquifer: largest known aquifer • Irrigates the Great Plains • Water table lowered more than 30 m • Cost of high pumping has eliminated some of the farmers • Government subsidies to continue farming deplete the aquifer further • Biodiversity threatened in some areas § California Central Valley: serious water depletion
Natural Capital Degradation: Areas of Greatest Aquifer Depletion in the U. S.
Natural Capital Degradation: The Ogallala is the World’s Largest Known Aquifer
Groundwater Overpumping Has Other Harmful Effects (1) § Limits future food production § Bigger gap between the rich and the poor § Land subsidence • Mexico City § Sinkholes
Groundwater Overpumping Has Other Harmful Effects (2) § Groundwater overdrafts near coastal regions • Contamination of the groundwater with saltwater • Undrinkable and unusable for irrigation
SOLUTIONS Groundwater Depletion Prevention Control Waste less water Raise price of water to discourage waste Subsidize water conservation Tax water pumped from wells near surface waters Limit number of wells Set and enforce minimum stream flow levels Do not grow waterintensive crops in dry areas Divert surface water in wet years to recharge aquifers Fig. 13 -11, p. 324
Some Rivers Are Running Dry and Some Lakes Are Shrinking § Dams disrupt the hydrologic cycle § Major rivers running dry part of the year • • • Colorado and Rio Grande, U. S. Yangtze and Yellow, China Indus, India Danube, Europe Nile River-Lake Victoria, Egypt § Lake Chad Africa: disappearing
Case Study: The Colorado River Basin— An Overtapped Resource (1) § 2, 300 km through 7 U. S. states § 14 Dams and reservoirs § Located in a desert area within the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains § Water supplied mostly from snowmelt of the Rocky Mountains
Case Study: The Colorado River Basin— An Overtapped Resource (2) § Supplies water and electricity for more than 25 million people § Irrigation of crops § Recreation
Case Study: The Colorado River Basin— An Overtapped Resource (3) § Four Major problems • Colorado River basin has very dry lands • Modest flow of water for its size • Legal pacts allocated more water for human use than it can supply • Amount of water flowing to the mouth of the river has dropped
The Colorado River Basin
The Flow of the Colorado River Measured at Its Mouth Has Dropped Sharply
13 -4 Is Transferring Water from One Place to Another the Answer? § Concept 13 -4 Transferring water from one place to another has greatly increased water supplies in some areas, but it has also disrupted ecosystems.
CA, U. S. , Transfers Water from Water. Rich Areas to Water-Poor Areas § Water transferred by • Tunnels • Aqueducts • Underground pipes § May cause environmental problems § California Water Project
The California Water Project and the Central Arizona Project
Removing Salt from Seawater Seems Promising but Is Costly (1) § Desalination • Distillation • Reverse osmosis, microfiltration § 15, 000 plants in 125 countries • Saudi Arabia: highest number
Removing Salt from Seawater Seems Promising but Is Costly (2) § Problems • High cost and energy footprint • Keeps down algal growth and kills many marine organisms • Large quantity of brine wastes § Future economics
13 -6 How Can We Use Water More Sustainably? § Concept 13 -6 We can use water more sustainably by cutting water waste, raising water prices, slowing population growth, and protecting aquifers, forests, and other ecosystems that store and release water.
Reducing Water Waste Has Many Benefits (1) § Water conservation • Improves irrigation efficiency • Improves collection efficiency • Uses less in homes and businesses
Solutions: Reducing Irrigation Water Waste
SOLUTIONS Sustainable Water Use Waste less water and subsidize water conservation Do not deplete aquifers Preserve water quality Protect forests, wetlands, mountain glaciers, watersheds, and other natural systems that store and release water Get agreements among regions and countries sharing surface water resources Raise water prices Slow population growth Fig. 13 -23, p. 337
What Can You Do? Water Use and Waste
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