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Local moisture recycling across the globe
Jolanda J. E. Theeuwen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 TB Utrecht, the Netherlands
Wetsus, European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water
Technology, 8911 MA Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
Arie Staal
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 TB Utrecht, the Netherlands
Obbe A. Tuinenburg
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 TB Utrecht, the Netherlands
Bert V. M. Hamelers
Wetsus, European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water
Technology, 8911 MA Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and
Research, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
Stefan C. Dekker
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 TB Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Short summary
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.
Evaporation changes over land affect rainfall over land via moisture recycling. We calculated...
