Timeline forWhat is the percentage of the global water cycle (evaporation, precipitation) that occurs over the ocean?
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| Sep 6, 2016 at 14:54 | history | edited | Gordon Stanger | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
necessary update and correction of earlier answer.
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| Oct 9, 2015 at 14:13 | comment | added | arkaia | Also, the literature on the topic is quite extensive (e.g.,dx.doi.org/10.1029/2012RG000389,dx.doi.org/10.1175/2007JCLI1714.1) | |
| Oct 9, 2015 at 14:11 | comment | added | arkaia | I think you completely underestimate our current knowledge of precipitation over the ocean. The TRMM satellite (trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov) provided 17 years of incredibly high quality precipitation data that has been calibrated. The data coming for a plethora of ship of opportunity is also extremely valuable. With regard to moisture over land, the SMOS satellite (earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-operational-eo-missions/…) is currently providing an immense amount of high-quality soil moisture data over most of the world. | |
| Oct 9, 2015 at 10:02 | history | answered | Gordon Stanger | CC BY-SA 3.0 |