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📅 NSB Regional 2016🎓 HS🔄 Round 14#️⃣ Question 17🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

Given that the global average precipitation is 1000 millimeters per year and the total water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere is estimated to equal a liquid water layer of 25 millimeters, to the nearest whole number of days, what is the average residence time of water vapor in the earth's atmosphere?

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