CYCLEWhy important?Compartments?Sphere/form of nutrient/location/time frameFlows/ProcessesAdditional Interesting Notes

WaterFresh water,land usedecisions,Water pollutionLithosphere: liquid, above surface (fast),surface soils (rel. fast), deep in ground (slow,many years)Biosphere: plants, animals liquidHydrosphere: mostly liquid (fast/slow/reallyslow streams/groundwater/glaciers)Evaporation/TranspirationCondensation/Precip.RunoffInfiltrationPercolation(Absorption)Some purification,some contaminationEvapotranspirationLeachingErosion

Carbon

Nitrogen

Sulfur

Phosphorus