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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community_College/BIO-1110_(Environmental_Biology)_OER_Textbook/01%3A_Energy_Flow/1.05%3A_Chapter_5_-_Global_Climate_Change/5.01%3A_Land_Use_Change_and_Climate_RegulationThe energy source that ultimately drives the earth's climate is the sun. The amount of solar radiation absorbed by the earth depends primarily on the characteristics of the surface. Although the link ...The energy source that ultimately drives the earth's climate is the sun. The amount of solar radiation absorbed by the earth depends primarily on the characteristics of the surface. Although the link between solar absorption, thermodynamics, and ultimately climate is very complex, newer studies indicate that vegetation cover and seasonal variation in vegetation cover affects climate on both global and local scales.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Workbench/General_Ecology_Ecology/Chapter_2%3A_The_Physical_Environment/2.2%3A_Water_(Hydrologic)_CycleWater reservoirs are the locations where water is stored. (Note that this term can also refer to artificial lakes created by dams.) Water is found as a liquid on the surface (rivers, lakes, oceans) an...Water reservoirs are the locations where water is stored. (Note that this term can also refer to artificial lakes created by dams.) Water is found as a liquid on the surface (rivers, lakes, oceans) and beneath the surface (groundwater), as ice (polar ice caps and glaciers), and as water vapor in the atmosphere.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/01%3A_Ecology_for_All/02%3A_The_Physical_Environment/2.02%3A_Water_(Hydrologic)_CycleThe hydrosphere is the area of Earth where water movement and storage occurs. Water is found as a liquid on the surface (rivers, lakes, oceans) and beneath the surface (groundwater), as ice (polar ice...The hydrosphere is the area of Earth where water movement and storage occurs. Water is found as a liquid on the surface (rivers, lakes, oceans) and beneath the surface (groundwater), as ice (polar ice caps and glaciers), and as water vapor in the atmosphere. Water reservoirs are the locations where water is stored. The hydrologic cycle describes how water moves around the world between different reservoirs and forms.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/02%3A_Principles_of_Ecology_-_Gettysburg_College_ES_211/05%3A_Biodiversity/5.04%3A_Biodiversity_and_Global_Processes/5.4.2_Land_Use_Change_and_Climate_RegulationThe energy source that ultimately drives the earth's climate is the sun. The amount of solar radiation absorbed by the earth depends primarily on the characteristics of the surface. Although the link ...The energy source that ultimately drives the earth's climate is the sun. The amount of solar radiation absorbed by the earth depends primarily on the characteristics of the surface. Although the link between solar absorption, thermodynamics, and ultimately climate is very complex, newer studies indicate that vegetation cover and seasonal variation in vegetation cover affects climate on both global and local scales.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/01%3A_Ecology_for_All/20%3A_Biogeochemical_Cycles/20.02%3A_The_Water_(Hydrologic)_CycleFigure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Bar charts of the Distribution of Earth’s Water including total global water, fresh water, and surface water and other fresh water and pie charts of water usable by humans an...Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Bar charts of the Distribution of Earth’s Water including total global water, fresh water, and surface water and other fresh water and pie charts of water usable by humans and sources of usable water reveal that only 2.5 percent of water on Earth is fresh water, and less than 1 percent of fresh water is easily accessible to living things.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Ecology/Biodiversity_(Bynum)/1%3A_Global_Processes/1.2%3A_Land_Use_Change_and_Climate_RegulationThe energy source that ultimately drives the earth's climate is the sun. The amount of solar radiation absorbed by the earth depends primarily on the characteristics of the surface. Although the link ...The energy source that ultimately drives the earth's climate is the sun. The amount of solar radiation absorbed by the earth depends primarily on the characteristics of the surface. Although the link between solar absorption, thermodynamics, and ultimately climate is very complex, newer studies indicate that vegetation cover and seasonal variation in vegetation cover affects climate on both global and local scales.
