The volume of ocean water is 1338x10° km³. The runoff from rivers is 44.7 x10³ km³/year and the runoff from groundwater is 2.2 x10³ km/year. The precipitation on the ocean is 1270 mm /year (The ocean area is 361.3 x 10° km²). Estimate the residence time of water molecules in the ocean (in veore)
The volume of ocean water is 1338x10° km³. The runoff from rivers is 44.7 x10³ km³/year and the runoff from groundwater is 2.2 x10³ km/year. The precipitation on the ocean is 1270 mm /year (The ocean area is 361.3 x 10° km²). Estimate the residence time of water molecules in the ocean (in veore)
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![The volume of ocean water is 1338x10° km³. The runoff from rivers is 44.7 x10 km³/year and the
runoff from groundwater is 2.2 x103 km³/year. The precipitation on the ocean is 1270 mm /year
(The ocean area is 361.3 x 106 km?). Estimate the residence time of water molecules in the ocean
(in years).](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fea931e54-c9d9-4390-8125-f170dd0af874%2F042efcc8-691e-4c9c-8d53-1630635f2c8e%2Fox6apk5_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The volume of ocean water is 1338x10° km³. The runoff from rivers is 44.7 x10 km³/year and the
runoff from groundwater is 2.2 x103 km³/year. The precipitation on the ocean is 1270 mm /year
(The ocean area is 361.3 x 106 km?). Estimate the residence time of water molecules in the ocean
(in years).
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