a. Ocean:
- Size: 1,336,040 km³
- Input Fluxes: Ocean precipitation, Ocean to land water vapor transport
- Output Fluxes: Ocean evaporation, Surface flow, Groundwater, Rivers and lakes
b. Atmosphere:
- Size: 12.7 km³
- Input Fluxes: Evaporation, Transpiration
- Output Fluxes: Land precipitation
c. Terrestrial:
- Size: Rivers and lakes + Groundwater + Permafrost
- Input Fluxes: Surface flow, Land precipitation
- Output Fluxes: Evaporation + Transpiration
Certainly! Let's put the volumes of water in their respective units for the given positions in the hydrological cycle:
1. Ocean precipitation: 373 km³
2. Ocean evaporation: 413 km³
3. Ocean: 1,336,040 km³
4. Ice: 26,350 km³
5. Atmosphere: 12.7 km³
6. Ocean to land water vapor transport: 40 km³
7. Surface flow: 40 km³
8. Groundwater: 15,300 km³
9. Rivers and lakes: 178 km³
10. Evaporation + transpiration: 73 km³
11. Land precipitation: 113 km³
12. Permafrost: 22 km³
Note: The units used for these volumes are in cubic kilometers (km³), except for the atmosphere where the unit is in cubic kilometers (km³).
Calculating the sum of these volumes:
Total volume = Ocean precipitation + Ocean evaporation + Ocean + Ice + Atmosphere + Ocean to land water vapor transport + Surface flow + Groundwater + Rivers and lakes + Evaporation + transpiration + Land precipitation + Permafrost
Total volume = 373 km³ + 413 km³ + 1,336,040 km³ + 26,350 km³ + 12.7 km³ + 40 km³ + 40 km³ + 15,300 km³ + 178 km³ + 73 km³ + 113 km³ + 22 km³
Calculate volume in size and residence time for the following global reservoirs using values given above. Also, clearly identify and write down the input fluxes and output fluxes for each reservoirs.
a. Ocean
b. atmosphere
c. terrestrial
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