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Global terrestrial moisture recycling in Shared Socioeconomic Pathways
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
Pim Meijer
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3721 MA Bilthoven, the Netherlands
Maganizo Kruger Nyasulu
Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Obbe A. Tuinenburg
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
Stefan C. Dekker
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Many areas across the globe rely on upwind land areas for their precipitation supply through terrestrial precipitation recycling. Here we simulate global precipitation recycling in four climate and land-use scenarios until 2100. We find that global terrestrial moisture recycling decreases by 1.5 % with every degree of global warming but with strong regional differences.
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