8 - Effective Rainfall
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Practice Questions
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Define effective rainfall.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to rainfall before it contributes to runoff.
What factors are excluded when calculating effective rainfall?
💡 Hint: Consider the processes that consume rainfall before it contributes to runoff.
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What is effective rainfall?
💡 Hint: Remember, it's what flows directly to water bodies.
True or False: Effective rainfall includes losses due to interception.
💡 Hint: Clarify what loss factors are considered and ideally excluded.
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A rainfall event in a catchment results in 100 mm of total rainfall. If 20 mm is intercepted by vegetation and 30 mm infiltrates into the ground, calculate the effective rainfall.
💡 Hint: Remember the formula E = R - I - P.
Discuss how changes in land cover (like deforestation) might affect effective rainfall in a watershed. Consider impacts like runoff and soil moisture.
💡 Hint: Think about how vegetation affects rainfall absorption and runoff rates.
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