The exam is a combination of short essay questions requiring a response of approximately one paragraph and groups of identification items.

Describe the components of the terrestrial branch of the hydrologic cycle.

Describe the components of the atmospheric branch of the hydrologic cycle.

Compare the concepts of "Climate of the first kind" and "Climate of the second kind" as used in this class.

Describe how the hydrologic equation and the water balance are related.

Describe how the evaporation process from a water surface is different from the evaporation process from a moist soil surface.

Describe the streamdischarge measurement procedure and compare it to the measurement procedures for precipitation and evapotranspiration.

Identify and describe the two characteristics sought in standard snow measurements.

Describe the role of atmospheric circulation in explaining seasonal changes in atmospheric water vapor over North America.

Describe the reason or reasons, based on a comparison of latitudinal zones, underlying the need for atmospheric transport of water vapor.

Compare the equator to pole latitudinal distribution of precipitation and evaportranspiration for the Northern Hemisphere. Explain how and why the pattern is different for the Southern Hemisphere.

Describe three ways in which the subtropical high pressure systems are important hydroclimatic features.

Describe two prominent features of a map of global annual net radiation at the Earth's surface and one hydroclimatically important feature NOT evident on the map.

Explain the basis for the statement, "Annual global surface air temperature is an indirect indicator of net radiation."

Explain how so many latitudinal bands of the earth can have an annual net radiation deficit and not have a permanent snow or ice cover.

Explain the global pattern of sea level atmospheric pressure and its relationship to global precipitation.

Does the global pattern of atmospheric circulation display thermal or dynamic features? Explain your position.

Describe the relevance of surface winds in understanding the coupling of the global climate and hydrologic systems.

Explain the hydroclimatic significance of the seasonal occurrence of precipitation, and the general equator to pole pattern of precipitation seasonality.

Compare the water balances for North America and South America.

Compare the water balances for the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Explain how atmospheric carbon dioxide can be a good absorber of terrestrial radiation and a weak absorber of solar radiation. Does this characteristic have any relevance to hydroclimatology? Explain your position.

Definitions: (How do they relate to hydroclimatology?)