Waterpotential is caused by osmosis, gravity,mechanicalpressure, ormatrixeffects includingsurface tension. It is useful in understandingwatermovements withinplants,animals, andsoil. Word origin:potential » Late Latinpotentiālis, powerful, from Latinpotentia, power. Compare:Osmotic Potential. See also:o...
water resource, any of the entire range of natural waters that occur on the Earth, regardless of their state (i.e., vapour, liquid, or solid) and that are of potential use to humans. Of these, the resources most available for use are the waters of the oceans, rivers, and lakes; oth...
(1965). This method is ideally suited for measuring the leaf water potential. It is simple, inexpensive and could be used in the field. Water potential of xylem vessels is normally at a negative tension. If the leaf is placed in a chamber and the cut end is extended out through a seal...
Known to connote both tranquility and a sense of grandeur depending on their scale, indoor waterfalls offer enormous creative potential to innovative architects. Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport, designed by Safdie Architects, sports the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, supplemented by a series of ...
Water funds invest in nature and in people by resolving potential conflicts between the resource needs of watershed communities and the conservation needs for water-service supply. Thus, investments focus on: 1. Managing public protected areas; and ...
Further investigation is immediately required to determine the persistence and mobility of SARS-CoV-2 in polluted water and sewage as well as the possible potential of disease transmission via drinking water. Conventional wastewater treatment systems have been shown to be effective in removing the ...
530Altmetric Metrics Abstract Water scarcity threatens over half of the world’s population, yet over 141 billion litres of fresh water are used globally each day for toilet flushing. This is nearly six times the daily water consumption of the population in Africa. The toilet water footprint is...
Batchelor C, Singh A, Rao RM, Butterworth J (2002) Mitigating the potential unintended impacts of water harvesting. In: Paper presented at the IWRA international regional symposium ‘water for human survival’. New Delhi, India Google Scholar Batty JC, Keller J (1980) Energy requirements for ...
Although the short-term benefits of SWI are clear, their potential cumulative impact and their long-term effects on the resilience of dryland communities remain unclear. Here, building on in-depth anthropological literature from five key African drylands, we model post-drought pastoralists’ dynamics...
There is more potential energy available if there is less water and more compressed air. Where does this energy go if it is not accelerating water? I would think it would result in a very high velocity/low mass air stream which would launch the rocket even higher. Thanks for any insight...