Table 2.
Comparison between the estimate of vapor flows from various biomes in the model of this article and field data from Rockström et al. (2)
| Model data
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Field data
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| Biome | Vegetation type | Vapor flow, mm/yr | Vegetation type | Vapor flow, mm/yr |
| Forests/woodlands | ||||
| Tropical | Evergreen forest/woodland | 1,146 | Wet forest | 1,245 |
| Deciduous forest/woodland | 795 | Forest, dry/deciduous/seasonal | 792 | |
| Temperate | Needleleaf evergreen forest/woodland | 510 | Predominantly coniferous forest | 487 |
| Broadleaf evergreen forest/woodland | 592 | Predominantly deciduous forest | 729 | |
| Deciduous forest/woodland | 553 | |||
| Boreal | Evergreen forest/woodland | 339 | Taiga | 401 |
| Deciduous forest/woodland | 293 | |||
| Evergreen/deciduous mixed forest/woodland | 313 | |||
| Savanna* | Savanna | 556 | Savanna/woodland, dry | 882 |
| Wet savanna | 1,267 | |||
| Woodland/woody savanna | 416 | |||
| Grasslands/shrublands | Grassland/steppe | 258 | Cool grassland | 410 |
| Marginal cropland used for grazing | 431 | |||
| Dense shrubland | 280 | Dry shrubland | 270 | |
| Open shrubland | 196 | |||
*
Savanna in this estimate is based on both tropical and temperate savannas/woodlands, whereas the estimate by Rockström et al. (2) includes only tropical savannas.