Water cyclesRunning
Water cycle loop. Runoff and infiltration at 324 mm. Water accounted for 664 mm, Rainfall in 505 mm. Currently water accounted for is over by 159 mm.TUNING
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Water accounted for

664mm

Rainfall in

505mm

Water accounted for is over by 159 mm

324 mm

Water cycle loop. Runoff and infiltration at 324 mm. Water accounted for 664 mm, Rainfall in 505 mm. Currently water accounted for is over by 159 mm.

What has to balanceP=ET+RP = ET + R

What is happening

You are called to a catchment model that keeps predicting phantom floods.

The balance never closes. Rain brought 505 mm onto the catchment this year, evaporation and transpiration returned 340 mm to the air, and the runoff figure entered is wrong.