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Clevedon School Geography 3.1.1.2A The Water Cycle - Global Distribution and Size of major Stores of Water

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Hydrosphere
Liquid water on Earth.
Atmospheric water
0.001% of the total Earths water. The main vector that moves water around Earth.
Freshwater storage
2.5% of Earths water. Including rivers, lakes and swamps.
Cryospheric water
Covers 10% of Earths surface. 90% of it in Antarctica.
Oceanic water
90% of evaporated water comes from here. Largest store of water on Earth.
97%:3%
Saline: Fresh water
79%:20%:1%
Fresh water - ice caps/glaciers:groundwater: surface fresh water
Soil water
Varies enormously in its ability to store/transfer water depending on the pore spaces.
Groundwater
Saturated rock storing water, the upper limit is the water table.
Wetlands
2.5% of accessible surface water.
Aquifers
Deep underground storage within rock, usually chalk and sandstone. Can take thousands of years to move back to the surface.
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