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Substantial proportion of global streamflow less than three months old

Substantial proportion of global streamflow less than three months old

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Substantial proportion of global streamflow less than three months old

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Substantial proportion of global streamflow less than three months old

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature geoscience, 2016-02, Vol.9 (2), p.126-129

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Streamflow is a mixture of precipitation of various ages. Oxygen isotope data suggests that a third of global river discharge is sourced from rainfall within the past few months, which accounts for less than 0.1% of global groundwater.
Biogeochemical cycles, contaminant transport and chemical weathering are regulated by the speed at which precip...

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Substantial proportion of global streamflow less than three months old

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1773830563

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1773830563

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ISSN

1752-0894

E-ISSN

1752-0908

DOI

10.1038/ngeo2636

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