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Water storage |
Amount |
Surface |
Flux* |
Mean |
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Total |
1460 x 10³ |
2862 |
E = 520 |
2800 years |
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1370 x 10³ |
2650 |
E = 449 |
3100 years |
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Inactive ground water |
56 x 10³ |
110 |
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Frozen water |
20 x 10³ |
57 |
R = 1.8 |
16 000 years |
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Active groundwater |
4 x 10³ |
8 |
R = 13 |
300 years |
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Lakes |
230 |
0.45 |
E = 3 |
76 years |
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Soil water |
65 |
0.13 |
E + R = 85 |
280 days |
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Atmosphere |
14 |
0.03 |
P = 520 |
9 days |
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Rivers |
1.2 |
0.002 |
R = 36 |
12 days |
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Biological water |
0.7 |
0.001 |
|
7 days |
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Table 1. Water balance of the Earth's hydrosphere
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