Incoprea Theory
Vol. XXVI · 129

Theory 65/Water cycle/Progression phase

Transit Is Storage Against Flux

The claim

The residence time of water in a catchment is set by the ratio of storage to throughput, so a large aquifer delays the cycle by decades.

01Mechanism

Storage divides flux to give residence time.

02Prediction

Transit should track the ratio.

03Refutation

Transit tracking rainfall would remove storage.