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Water cycle

Updated on 26/10/2022
Illustration
Le grand cycle de l'eau
Le petit cycle de l'eau
Définition
Sens commun
All water exchanges and transformations in the various components of the environment. The big water cycle (or natural cycle) describes the exchanges in the whole ecosystem, the small water cycle (or anthropogenic cycle), describes the circulation of water in a man-made network.
Source
according to the Water Agencies and OFB
Thématiques associées
Drinking water and sanitation.
Terme associé dans le Thésaurus Eau et Biodiversité
CYCLE DE L'EAU
Ressources complémentaires
Fiche cycle de l'eau
Translations
Cycle de l'eau [fr], Ciclo del agua [es].
Review status
Soumis au comité de relecture.