Abstract
This paper explains that the hydrologic cycle is the term used to describe the continuous circulation of water in the Earth-atmosphere system. The paper then looks at how the most important processes that drive the hydrologic cycle are evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation and runoff. The paper concludes that the extent to which people come to recognize the importance of water and the hydrologic cycle that drives it, will likely be the extent to which current and future conservation efforts will be successful.

Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview.
Hydrologic Processes.
Conclusion

From the Paper
"While the hydrologic cycle keeps things continually changing, some things remain relatively the same. For example, Fisher (2001) points out that even with all of this movement of water around the planet, everything tends to end up right back where it started when all is said and done. "In the Water Cycle game," he says, "fair or not, the oceans have and keep almost all the wealth. The total of all the fresh (that is, not salty) water on land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, puddles, bathtubs, kitchen sinks, and all the water under the ground, comes to only 2.4% of Earth's water. The atmosphere contains the rest, only .001% (that's 1/100,000th), in the form of water vapor and clouds" (Fisher, 2001, p. 14). In fact, this author emphasizes that it is this infinitesimal percentage of the water that is suspended in the Earth's atmosphere at any given point time is what keeps the whole system operating."

Tags:conservation, water, condensation

Abstract
This paper discusses the transformation of water that takes place through a continuation process referred to as a hydrological cycle, which derives its momentum from solar energy and gravity. The paper analyzes the various methods for maintaining an adequate water level. The paper contends that a comprehensive examination, analysis, and determination of the hydrologic and geological characteristics of a selected location are essential for the productive management of the water resource.

Outline
The Occurrence of Ground Water
Properties and Classification of Water-Bearing Formations
Darcy's Law
Measures of Water Quantity
Utilization of Groundwater
Permeability
Water Level Measurements

From the Paper
"The groundwater is observed to rest on the empty spaces of the natural elements such as soils, unconsolidated settlings and rocks. Envisaging the level of underwater is quite a hard task. It is considered by some that the groundwater is reserved in the subversive lakes and flows in subversive rivers. The groundwater is the underlying water beneath the ground that is fully soaked through the small outlets of soils and rocks. The groundwater is refilled primarily by the downpour and determined totally by the local environment and geology, which causes its disproportionate distribution in both quantity and quality."

Tags:evaporation, reservoir, aquifers

Abstract
This paper examines how the equilibrium in a lake as an ecological ecosystem is directly dependant on the regional hydrological cycle and how, since that cycle is dependant on climate patterns, it is assumed that global warming will have an immediate effect on the lake's physical conditions and, thus, its inhabitants. It explores the Great Lakes system in the eastern United States, which includes thermal niches suitable for the three guilds. In order to get the most accurate prediction, this paper includes parameters, such as depths, water volumes, thermocline depth, and the Great Lakes water chemistry. The main conclusions show that there are three levels of direct effect: 1) thermal niche size changes; 2) changes in growth rate and food consumption; and 3) changes in reproductive success and population size.

Outline
Abstract
Introduction
Research Area
Data Collection
Fish and Thermal Niches
Results
Food Consumption and Growth Rate Changes
Population Response
Ecosystem Response
Impacts of Changes in the Hydrological System on the Habitat
Global Warming Impact on Thermal Niches
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Smallmouth bass communities thrive today in warm niches and are unlikely to be affected in the future global warming conditions. A positive response is predicted for the cool water niche, where a 9-fold increase in yearlings population and a 23-fold increase in the fishable populations are expected. This is in fact a mediocre response, intermediate to influence on cold and warm water niches.
The extended reproductive success and the increase in mature individual numbers are logical, since the growth season is expected to be longer and the winter, when the "winter kill" phenomena (Jackson, 2002) takes place, to be shorter."

Tags:thermal, niches, climate, community, dynamicshydrology

Abstract
The paper explains how the hydrologic cycle is fundamental for the overall health of the environment and the quality of the earth's water supplies. The paper then discusses the situation in Florida and emphasizes the importance of taking steps to conserve the water resources that are available, protecting the quality of Florida's aquifers and practicing good waste management techniques. The paper provides a glossary that contains key definitions for some of the terms important in the study of water management issues both in Florida and throughout the world.

Outline:
Introduction: The Hydrologic Cycle
Issues in Water Management
The Situation and Circumstances in Florida
Steps to Better Manage the Water Supply
Glossary

From the Paper
"The hydrologic cycle is the process by which water moves through the environment. Surface water evaporates or transpires from surface collections and plants to condense in the atmosphere as clouds. Those clouds release precipitation that falls back to the Earth. Some of that water percolates through the surface and charges underground deposits of water. The hydrologic cycle consists of the passage of water through the environment in different states in response to environmental conditions. The hydrologic cycle includes processes such as storage as ice/snow, precipitation, infiltration, ground water storage, ocean storage, evaporation, condensation, evapo-transpiration, surface runoff, springs, and sublimation (Cervone, "Florida Aquifers"; "Hydrologic Cycle"; Perlman)."

Tags:aquifers, limescale, hydrologic, cycle, waste, management, pollution

Abstract
This paper discusses meteorological phenomena mentioned in the Bible and compares the dates the passages were written to the dates that the concepts were "discovered" by scientists. The Jet Stream, hail, and the hydrologic cycle are included.

From the Paper
"A careful study of the Bible reveals a great number of scientific truths that the scientific community discovered long after the Bible was written. Included in this number are many references to meteorology in the Bible. One such reference occurs in Ecclesiastes which says, "The wind goeth toward the south and turneth about unto the north, it whirleth about continually and the wind returneth again according to his circuits". (King James Version) The phrase according to his circuits is translated, ever returning on..."

Tags:meteorology, Bible, wind, Jet Stream, low-pressure system, hail, rain, condensation, hydrologic cycle

Abstract
This paper answers two questions on the major stages of the product life cycle, and branding and why it is important for companies.

From the Paper
"The product life cycle goes through four primary stages-introduction, growth, maturity and decline. (Gorchels) During introduction, the public is introduced to the brand and its level of quality and pricing is generally either low so that greater penetration can be achieved, or high so that developers can recover their initial costs. Distribution is usually channeled toward a target market until consumers demonstrate that they have accepted the product. During growth..."

Tags:product life cycle, branding, introduction, growth, maturity, decline

Abstract
This paper discusses family life cycle assessment related to the film "American History X", including intervention suggestions. The paper describes the family, influences on the main characters and tragic results of the lack of therapy.

From the Paper
"When Derek Vinyard returns after several years in prison during which he has been brutally raped by his putative skinhead brothers and befriended and protected by a Black inmate, he uses his influence to persuade his younger brother Danny to give up his affiliation with the Disciples of Christ (DOC) Aryan supremacy gang that he himself helped create. Having spent time in counseling with Dr Sweeney, Derek has come to the realization that he has an obligation to assist his..."

Tags:family life cycle, assesment, American History X

Abstract
This paper describes how a family of origin functioned during family life cycle events and tasks. Considers aspects such as degrees of assimilation and adaptation, differentiation, boundary adjustment, shifting of roles and establishment of family rules. The paper gives attention to particular events that challenge a family of origin during a phase of development. The essay shows that we can apply developmental thinking to a family system. The important points discussed are as follows:, clear introduction and focus, clear concise reporting and observations, demonstrated understanding of developmental tasks and events.

From the Paper
"This paper describes how a family of origin functioned during family life cycle events and tasks. The events tasks selected are those of having young children, dealing with adolescence, launching children from the home, and being confronted with the empty nest phenomenon. The family of origin, Family Y, consists of a traditional nuclear family. They have been married for years and have three children, two girls and a boy, which are now adults."

Tags:Family, Life, Cycle

Abstract
This paper discusses the many effects of global warming, such as agriculture, flooding, health and refugees, which will be the most severe on Third World countries. This paper explains that global warming has a negative effect on the world's hydrological cycle, which could seriously threaten global water supplies thus severely affecting the massive areas of Asia and Africa that already have drought. The author believes that the very technologies, which the Third World needs to develop to survive and to be like the First World, are the ones that will do them the most harm.

From the Paper
"Bangladesh has the highest population density on Earth, with 114 million people in 1993. By contrast, the Netherlands, the most crowded nation in the First World, has a population density only half that of Bangladesh. Approximately 85 percent of Bangladeshis live in rural areas, and more than half of Bangladesh lies less than 5 m above sea level, making it susceptible to extreme events such as cyclones, storm surges, and coastal flooding. Global warming is expected to intensify the cyclone system in this region with catastrophic results. Inland flooding also occurs in Bangladesh because the country lies on the flood plains at the congruence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers. Half the gross domestic product of Bangladesh is attributable to agriculture, making the nation economy prone to flood damage."

Tags:drought, flood, technology, hydrology, refugees

Abstract
This paper discusses the importance and application and insights in Henry Stommel and Gabriel Csanady's article "A Relation Between T-S Curve and Global Heat and Atmospheric Water Transports." The writer explains how Stommel and Csanady shed significant light on the means by which to devise a more organized system of interaction that integrates the two independently observed systems of hydrologic cycles and global heat transport. Through their construction of given physical conditions in defined planes of the earth's atmosphere, they have created a laboratory for oceanographers to observe the behavioral impact of atmospheric conditions on water. The behavior of water is determined by its flow, which is a direct product of the location of saline levels.

From the Paper
"This article provides significant physical formulaic insight into the means by which to extrapolate the properties of each system to reveal a cohesive dynamic by which these two systems may interact to predict and determine water flow and water levels in oceans that have enormous atmospheric implications overall. The earth is dependent not only on water, but a relatively predictable and consistent behavior of that water thereof. The more the geophysical oceanographer can organize the atmospheric and hydrologic behavior that sustains basically all organic systems on earth, the more effectively can science seek to preserve that system and better understand the ramification of various current environmental stressors on the effective functioning of those systems thereof, both now and more importantly in the future."

Tags:salinity, latitude, oceanic, dynamic, quadrant, interaction, formula, planar, quantification