“State of the Water of the Amazon”
Ryan Allard |
Jonathan Karr |
Lauren Cooney |
MinJi Kim |
Katrina Cornell |
Melanie Michalak |
December, 2002
Table of Contents
I.
Introduction
II.
Water
Cycle
A. Introduction
B. Rainfall
C. Evaporation
D. Evapotranspiration
E. Trends
F. Rainfall Monitoring
G. Evapotranspiration Monitoring
III.
Aquatic
Biota
A. Fish
B. Fish Monitoring
C. Parasites
D. Parasites Monitoring
IV.
Sedimentology
A. Sediment Transport and Erosion
B. The effect of hydroelectric power
dams on the river
C. Monitoring
VI.
Pollution
A. Acidification and pH
B. Mining
VII.
Conclusion
VIII. Sources
IX.
Appendix
A. Rainfall Data
B. Definition of an ‘A’
C. Progress as of
D. Project SIVAM
E. Budget