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A:  How much water in cubic miles of the annual precipitate in the US is evaporated back into the atmosphere? B:  If the total water on the globe is estimated to be 326 millions of cubic miles and 4.21 millions of cubic kilometers of this water is stored in accessible groundwater, what percentage of water comes from accessible aquifers? C:  Groundwater storage in the US has been estimated to be about 15,100 cubic miles.  What percentage of the total global water is this? Please help with A B and C

A:  How much water in cubic miles of the annual precipitate in the US is evaporated back into the atmosphere? B:  If the total water on the globe is estimated to be 326 millions of cubic miles and 4.21 millions of cubic kilometers of this water is stored in accessible groundwater, what percentage of water comes from accessible aquifers? C:  Groundwater storage in the US has been estimated to be about 15,100 cubic miles.  What percentage of the total global water is this? Please help with A B and C

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A:  How much water in cubic miles of the annual precipitate in the US is evaporated back into the atmosphere?

B:  If the total water on the globe is estimated to be 326 millions of cubic miles and 4.21 millions of cubic kilometers of this water is stored in accessible groundwater, what percentage of water comes from accessible aquifers?

C:  Groundwater storage in the US has been estimated to be about 15,100 cubic miles.  What percentage of the total global water is this?

Please help with A B and C

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the atmosphere above the continental United States stores about 36.5 cubic miles per day of atmospheric water. A little over 10 percent or 3.9 cubic miles of it falls as precipitation each day and about 1,430 cubic miles of precipitation fall over the continental United States annually. This volume would be enough water each year to cover the states with about 30 inches water. However, on average 70% of the annual precipitation evaporates back into the atmosphere from land and water surfaces and transpiration from vegetation. Flowing artesian wll Piezometric surface n eanfined Artesian well Aquifers are underground layers of rock that are saturated with water. The groundwater Confining layer (impermeable) Confined aquifer Unconfined aquifer Water table well unented er) Top of the confined aquifer Source: Environm ent Canada contained in an aquifer is often the water source for natural springs, but can also be accessed by pumping the water to the surface.
Transcribed Image Text:According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the atmosphere above the continental United States stores about 36.5 cubic miles per day of atmospheric water. A little over 10 percent or 3.9 cubic miles of it falls as precipitation each day and about 1,430 cubic miles of precipitation fall over the continental United States annually. This volume would be enough water each year to cover the states with about 30 inches water. However, on average 70% of the annual precipitation evaporates back into the atmosphere from land and water surfaces and transpiration from vegetation. Flowing artesian wll Piezometric surface n eanfined Artesian well Aquifers are underground layers of rock that are saturated with water. The groundwater Confining layer (impermeable) Confined aquifer Unconfined aquifer Water table well unented er) Top of the confined aquifer Source: Environm ent Canada contained in an aquifer is often the water source for natural springs, but can also be accessed by pumping the water to the surface.
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