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Fresh Water
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Distribution and Reservoir Dynamics
The global distribution of fresh water is highly uneven, both geographically and temporally. Surface water bodies, such as lakes and rivers, hold a minuscule fraction of the total terrestrial fresh water, approximately 0.009% [3]. Subsurface water, or groundwater, is the second-largest reservoir, significantly exceeding surface storage.
The primary mechanism governing the availability of fresh water is the [hydrologic cycle (or water c…