Evapotranspiration: Difference between revisions
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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The combined processes through which water is transferred to the [[atmosphere]] from open water and [[ice]] surfaces, [[bare soil]], and vegetation that make up Earth's surface.</div><br/> </div> | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The combined processes through which [[water]] is transferred to the [[atmosphere]] from open water and [[ice]] surfaces, [[bare soil]], and vegetation that make up Earth's surface.</div><br/> </div> | ||
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' flyoff, water loss, total evaporation.) The total amount of water transferred from | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' flyoff, water loss, total evaporation.) The total amount of water transferred from Earth to the [[atmosphere]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This is the most general term for the result of this composite process; [[duty of water]] and [[consumptive use]] have more specific applications.</div><br/></div> | ||
''See also'' [[evaporation]], [[transpiration]].<br/><br/> | ''See also'' [[evaporation]], [[transpiration]].<br/><br/> | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 6 March 2023
evapotranspiration
- The combined processes through which water is transferred to the atmosphere from open water and ice surfaces, bare soil, and vegetation that make up Earth's surface.
- (Also called flyoff, water loss, total evaporation.) The total amount of water transferred from Earth to the atmosphere.
This is the most general term for the result of this composite process; duty of water and consumptive use have more specific applications.
See also evaporation, transpiration.
Term edited 6 March 2023.
