The total column mass of water (vapor + liquid) in the atmosphere is observed to be, on
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The total column mass of water (vapor + liquid) in the atmosphere is observed to be, on average, about 25 kg m 2 (99.5% of which is in the gas phase)
(a) What equivalent depth of liquid water does this represent? That is, if all this water were to condense into the liquid phase and fall to Earth, how deep would the puddle be?
(b) How does this compare with the annual average rainfall?
(c) Estimate the average residence time of a water molecule in the atmosphere.
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