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Consumptive use, net
The consumptive use decreased by the estimated contribution by rainfall toward the production of irrigated crops. (See Effective precipitation ) Net consumptive use is sometimes called crop irrigation requirement.
Consumptive waste
The water that returns to the atmosphere without benefiting man.
Consumptive water use
Water removed from available supplies without return to a water resources system, e.g., water used in manufacturing, agriculture, and food preparation. Crop consumptive water use is the amount of water transpired during plant growth plus what evaporated from the soil surface and foliage in the crop area.
Contents
The volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise indicated reservoir content is computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.
Continental air mass
A dry air mass originating over a large land area.
Continental crust
The Earth's crust that includes both the continents and the continental shelves.
Continental margin
The ocean floor from the shore of continents to the abyssal plain.
Continental rise
Part of the continental margin; the ocean floor from the continental slope to the abyssal plain. The continental rise generally has a gentle slope and smooth topography.
Continental shelf
Part of the continental margin. the ocean floor from the coastal shore of continents to the continental slope, usually to a depth of about 200 meters. The continental shelf usually has a very slight slope, roughly 0.1 degrees.
Continental slope
Part of the continental margin; the ocean floor from the continental shelf to the continenetal rise or oceanic trench. usually to a depth of about 200 meters. The continental slope typically has a relatively steep grade, from 3 to 6 degrees.

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