Theory 66/Water cycle/Termination phase
Return Is Evaporation Against Supply
The claim
The cycle returns water at a rate set by the ratio of evaporative demand to surface supply, so a dry surface limits its own evaporation.
01Mechanism
Evaporation requires both energy and water; the ratio determines the limiting factor.
02Prediction
Return rate should track the ratio.
03Refutation
Return tracking temperature would remove supply.