27.2.6 - Rainfall Characteristics
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Practice Questions
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What happens when rainfall intensity exceeds infiltration capacity?
💡 Hint: Think about how water behaves when it can't go anywhere.
Define initial abstraction in the context of rainfall.
💡 Hint: What kind of losses might happen before water soaks into the ground?
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What is the primary factor affecting infiltration during heavy rainfall?
💡 Hint: Remember the impact of intensity on water behavior.
True or False: Increased duration of rainfall never affects saturation of soil.
💡 Hint: Consider the time factor in absorption.
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Design a small agricultural field considering the infiltration characteristics of the soil. Explain how rainfall duration and intensity could affect your planning.
💡 Hint: Think about real-life applications like crop types along with seasonal rainfall patterns.
Analyze a given rainfall data set. Calculate the initial abstraction rate and determine its effect on the effective rainfall available for infiltration.
💡 Hint: Make sure to include all types of initial losses in your calculations.
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