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What percentage of precipitation falls over oceans?
75 percent
More than 75 percent of Earth’s rain falls over the ocean.
Does it rain more over land or ocean?
The oceans receive just over their share, percentage-wise, of the world’s precipitation, about 70 percent. The remaining 30 percent of precipitation falls on the continents. Some areas of the world receive far more precipitation than others.
Is most rain from the ocean?
While it is true that the moisture from tropical systems comes from the oceans, the water from their rainfall is fresh, as it is from all weather systems. The reason is that only water evaporates from the oceans — pure water and nothing else.
What percentage of rain soaks into the ground?
precipitation, is absorbed by the ground and runs off or flows over the land. About 29 percent of the sun’s incoming energy is reflected directly back into space (by the atmosphere and brightly-colored ground surfaces), and another 23 percent is absorbed by our atmosphere. That leaves 48 percent to be absorbed by.
Can it rain without the ocean?
Without clouds forming over the ocean, rain would be incredibly rare, and the planet would become desert. We’d watch our lakes and water supplies dwindle a little more every year until nothing was left. Humans might survive for a while near our homes.
Is it safe to swim in ocean during rain?
Swimming in the rain is a beautiful, immersive experience, but swimming in water after heavy rainfall poses risk. Be aware conditions can change quickly. Heavy rain can create local flooding and faster flow. Winds can change the behaviour of coastal conditions and open lakes.
How far does 1 inch of rain penetrate the ground?
An inch of rain will wet the soil to a depth of 1 foot, if there is no runoff and the soil is a sandy loam. If your soil trends to more sand it will penetrate further, and it will be more easily absorbed, but it won’t be retained as long.
How much rain does the ocean get per day?
Perhaps surprisingly, the average rainfall per unit area over the ocean and continents is not much different, namely about 3.0 mm per m2 per day between +/-60 degrees of latitude (where most of the rain occurs). The oceanic average is based upon IR satellite date of cloud-top temperatures, which correlates pretty well with rainfall.
How much of the rain falls back on land?
Through Earth’ s water cycle, about 10 percent of ocean water eventually falls back on land as rain.
How many gallons of water fall in one inch of rain?
You might be surprised at the number of gallons of water that fall from the sky in even a small but intense storm. One inch of rain falling on just a single acre results in 27,154 gallons of water on the landscape.
Where does 90% of the world’s precipitation come from?
~90% of evaporated ocean water leads to precipitation over the oceans. ~77% of precipitation falls over the ocean. ~10% of evaporated ocean water leads to precipitation over land. This equals the roughly ~10% of runoff that returns to the oceans.