Water and Climate

3. Climate system over the Indian Ocean
4. a body of rock which contains and can transmit groundwater
6. The ability of a rock to hold a liquid
7. The ability of a rock to allow a liquid to flow through it
10. This process leads to high biomass in the oceans due to an increase in surface nutrients
12. Continent with the largest continental ice sheet
13. Climate system over the Pacific Ocean
14. The circulation current which transmits heat around the Earth and takes 1-2ka for a full cycle to complete
15. When light is reflected without being absorbed (about 30% of solar radiation to reach Earth)
16. Groundwater dissolves carbonate bedrock causing overlying material to cave in
17. Where groundwater rises through the surface
18. Stage when warm water remains in the Eastern Pacific due to weakened wind leads to dry conditions in Australia

1. The [] [] basin takes about 70 000 years to be fully recharged
2. The effect caused by Earth's rotation which leads to deflection of winds
5. This curve has measured atmospheric CO2 concentration since 1958
8. The process of surface water moving into the substrate
9. The most important basin for the Australian economy spanning four states/territories
11. Circulating patch of water caused by ocean currents