Un nuevo modelo basado en el clima indica que los científicos podrían haber subestimado la importancia del agua subterránea para mantener los ríos y la vida vegetal.
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Global Models Underestimated Groundwater Recharge and Discharge
A new estimate for global groundwater recharge by rainfall and snowmelt, which dictates the upper limit of sustainable groundwater use, doubles the previous estimates from global models.
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To Estimate Plant Water Use, Consider the Xylem
New research shows that chemical isotopes from plant xylem can improve representations of the forest water cycle.
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Groundwater Replenishes Much Faster Than Scientists Previously Thought
A new climate-based model indicates that scientists may be underestimating groundwater’s importance in sustaining streams and plant life.
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Este no es el ciclo del agua que conociste en tu infancia
El USGS (servicio geológico de los EE.UU.) acaba de sacar un diagrama del ciclo del agua completamente renovado, con los humanos como protagonistas.
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Not Your Childhood Water Cycle
The USGS just debuted a complete remaking of the water cycle diagram—with humans as headliners.
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Ozone, Water Vapor and Temperature: It’s a Complex Relation
Solar occultation observations from the ACS/MIR instrument provide coincident profiles of O3, H2O and temperature, shedding light on correlations and unveiling knowledge gaps in Mars’s photochemistry.
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How We’re Reshaping Global Water Storage
Researchers modeled and mapped how eight key aspects of human societies affect hydrological cycles.
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The Amazon Rain Forest Can’t Keep Up with Droughts
Droughts in one region of the Amazon can lead to less moisture elsewhere, and trees may not adapt quickly enough to survive.