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The Terrestrial Hydrological Cycle

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Energy and Water Cycles in the Climate System

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASII,volume 5))

Abstract

The global hydrological cycle describes the transport and occurrence of water in all three phases and its transformations from one phase to the other, on a global scale. It directly influences the cycles of other compounds, the energy cycle, the geomorphological shape of the earth as well as the global circulation of atmosphere and oceans, and by that weather and climate. Historically, different parts of the hydrological cycle have been studied by scientists from different disciplines, e. g. atmospheric water by meteorologists, oceanic water by oceanographers and terrestrial water by hydrologists. This paper will focus on the study of water present at the continent and the mutual interaction of surface and sub-surface processes with the atmosphere.

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    J. N. M. Stricker, C. R. Kim, R. A. Feddes, J. C. van Dam, P. Droogers & G. H. de Rooij

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Stricker, J.N.M., Kim, C.R., Feddes, R.A., van Dam, J.C., Droogers, P., de Rooij, G.H. (1993). The Terrestrial Hydrological Cycle. In: Raschke, E., Jacob, D. (eds) Energy and Water Cycles in the Climate System. NATO ASI Series, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76957-3_15

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