Artigo Produção Nacional

The Hydrologic Cycle: an Open or a Closed System?

2005; Pan American Institute of Geography and History; Issue: 137 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

2663-399X

Autores

Francisco de Assis Matos de Abreu, Andre Montenegro Duarte, Mario Ramos Ribeiro, Ana Rosa Carrico Lima, Wellington de Jesus Sousa,

Tópico(s)

Geography and Environmental Studies

Resumo

This paper deals with the Hydrologie Cycle, a vital element for the Earth as a whole, and especially for life, climatic conditions and the planet's dynamic equilibrium, presenting it, based on the fundamental concepts of Thermodynamics and on the new knowledge and discoveries of geosciences, under two distinct foci: 1) As a Closed System, in the form in which it is currently conceived; 2) As an Open System, in the form in which this article proposes it be understood. Universidade Federal do Para, ufpa, Centro de Geociencias, CPGG, (++) 55-91-3183-1478 / (++) 55-91-3183-1619, Av. Augusto Correa, no 01, Campus Universitario do Guama 66.075-110, Belem, Para, Brasil, e-mail: famatos@ufpa.br Universidade Federal do Para, ufpa, Centro de Geociencias, cpgg, Centro Tecnologico, CT, (++) 55-91-3183-1478 / (++) 55-91-3183-2200, e-mail: amonte@ufpa.br Universidade Federal do Para, ufpa, Banco do Estado do Para, banpara, e-mail: mrribeiro@banparanet.com.br Universidade Federal do Para, ufpa, Centro de Ciencias Exatas e Naturais, Departamento de Quimica, (++) 55-91-3183-2129, e-mail: anarosa@ufpa.br Universidade Federal do Para, ufpa, Centro de Geociencias, e-mail: wellingtonjsousa@gmail.com This content downloaded from 157.55.39.35 on Thu, 01 Sep 2016 05:34:47 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 1 10 Francisco de Assis Matos de Abreu, et al. Revista Geografica 137

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