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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-1457-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-1457-2023
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04 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 04 Apr 2023

Local moisture recycling across the globe

Jolanda J. E. Theeuwen, Arie Staal, Obbe A. Tuinenburg, Bert V. M. Hamelers, and Stefan C. Dekker

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Evaporation changes over land affect rainfall over land via moisture recycling. We calculated the local moisture recycling ratio globally, which describes the fraction of evaporated moisture that rains out within approx. 50 km of its source location. This recycling peaks in summer as well as over wet and elevated regions. Local moisture recycling provides insight into the local impacts of evaporation changes and can be used to study the influence of regreening on local rainfall.
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