Biotic pump of atmospheric moisture as driver of the hydrological cycle on land
International audience In this paper the basic geophysical and ecological principles are jointly analyzed that allow the landmasses of Earth to remain moistened sufficiently for terrestrial life to be possible. 1. Under gravity, land inevitably loses water to the ocean. To keep land moistened, the g...
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2006
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-00298762 https://hal.science/hal-00298762/document https://hal.science/hal-00298762/file/hessd-3-2621-2006.pdf |