Topic: El Nino
Moisture & Latitude
El Nino In Action
El Nino – La Nina - - El Nino – La Nina – -
Topic: Ground Water
Sun -
Where is the water? Source % of Supply Oceans97.08 Ice Sheets and Glaciers1.99 Ground Water0.62 Atmosphere0.29 Lakes (Fresh)0.01 Inland Seas / Salt Water Lakes0.005 Soil Moisture0.004 Rivers0.001
Surface storage: -
Runoff: -
Infiltrate: -
- Where does your faucet water come from?
Long Island consists of gravels, sand, silt and clays
Ground Water -
Pore - Porosity -
Unsaturated - Saturated –
Water Table: –-–-
Fire Island Long Island Sound Great South Bay You are here
Permeability - Impermeable -
Precipitation Evaporation Evapotranspiration Evaporation while falling
The Water Cycle on Long Island
Can we influence our groundwater?
FQ: What can we do to protect our ground water? ----
What are the affects of sediments on Groundwater?
Porosity All the pore space
Which sample has more porosity? Same
Size vs. Porosity Particle Size Porosity Increasing
Sorting of Sediments (sorted) (unsorted)
Sorting vs. Porosity Sorting Porosity Well Sorted Increasing Poorly Sorted
Which sample has more porosity?
Shape vs. Porosity Shape Porosity Round Increasing Flat (Clays) (sands)
Which sample has more porosity?
Permeability
Which sample is more permeable?
Size vs. Permeability Particle Size Permeability Increasing
Which sample is more permeable?
*As permeability increases, -
Infiltration
Size Large Faster Small Size vs. Infiltration Infiltration Slower
Slope vs. Infiltration Slope Infiltration Steep Faster Gentle Slower
Water Cohesion and Adhesion
Water Retention - upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Bottle.jpg
Size vs. Water Retained Size Water Retained Large Increasing Small
Smaller particles have more surface area to stick on
Capillarity —
Size vs. Capillarity Size Capillarity Large Increasing Small
FQ: Describe the porosity and permeability in unsorted sediments.