Open AccessRethinking How Water Circulates Between the Oceans and Land
Author(s) -
Terri Cook
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo090425
Subject(s) - environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , business , oceanography , geology , geotechnical engineering
A reexamination of the global water cycle shows that tropical coastlines exert a profound influence on atmospheric water circulation by wringing water vapor from the atmosphere.