What is a Hydrological Process?
A hydrological process is the cycle of Water Travelling from Land to ground in a constant Rotation. Within the Hydrological Process there are three main components which are Evaporation, Condensation and Precipitation. Evaporation: The water uses heat from the sun to turn from liquid to gas. This Gas the rises into the sky and forms into Clouds. Condensation: In the clouds, the water cools down and becomes water again. all the water holds in the cloud until it becomes to heavy. Precipitation: When the clouds become to heavy the water falls in the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet. The water travels to rivers, and seas down slopes and hills, this is call Runoff. |
Hydrological Process in Monteverde:
In Monteverde, Costa Rica the process of evaporation is much slower because of how rarely the sunlight meets the floor.
The rainforest absorbs the air from the oceans which is then pushed to the sides of the mountains where it cools and condenses making clouds.
The water in the clouds, then moves down towards the ground along tree trunks and leafs in the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet.
Once on the ground the water is used by the flora and fauna
Through the thick canopy the journey of the water to the air and the ocean is slowed by the trees and shrubs gets trapped. The captured water evaporates back into the atmosphere and supplies humidity for fog the next morning.
In Monteverde, Costa Rica the process of evaporation is much slower because of how rarely the sunlight meets the floor.
The rainforest absorbs the air from the oceans which is then pushed to the sides of the mountains where it cools and condenses making clouds.
The water in the clouds, then moves down towards the ground along tree trunks and leafs in the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet.
Once on the ground the water is used by the flora and fauna
Through the thick canopy the journey of the water to the air and the ocean is slowed by the trees and shrubs gets trapped. The captured water evaporates back into the atmosphere and supplies humidity for fog the next morning.