Biotic pump of atmospheric moisture as driver of the hydrological cycle on land

• Published in: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
• Main Authors: Makarieva, A. M., Gorshkov, V. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2007
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Yenisey; yenisey river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-11-1013-2007; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00032566; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00032520/hess-11-1013-2007.pdf; https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/11/1013/2007/hess-11-1013-2007.pdf

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 gravitational water runo...