Aerial and surface rivers: downwind impacts on water availability from land use changes in Amazonia
The abundant evapotranspiration provided by the Amazon forests is an important component of the hydrological cycle, both regionally and globally. Since the last century, deforestation and expanding agricultural activities have been changing the ecosystem and its provision of moisture to the atmosphe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-02-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/22/911/2018/hess-22-911-2018.pdf |