evapotranspiration
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English
Etymology
Blend of evapo(ration) + transpiration
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: e‧vap‧o‧tran‧spi‧ra‧tion
Noun
evapotranspiration (countable and uncountable, plural evapotranspirations)
- The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.
- 1998, R. B. Singh, editor, Ecological Techniques and Approaches to Vulnerable Environment: Hydrosphere-Geosphere Interaction, page 25:
- Calculated evapotranspirations are climatological values, namely the long-term average of the evapotranspirations.
- 2004, Keith J. Beven, Rainfall - Runoff Modelling: The Primer, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 59:
- In many environments, evapotranspiration makes up a larger proportion of the catchment water balance than the stream discharge. Thus, for longer periods of rainfall–runoff simulation, it will generally be necessary to estimate actual evapotranspiration losses from a catchment in order to have an adequate representation of the antecedent state of the catchment prior to each rainfall event.
- 2008, Angel Utset Suastegui, “Chapter 1: Introducing Modelling Tools to Support Water-Management Decision-Making Under Climate Change Conditions: A Spanish Experience”, in Magnus L. Sørensen, editor, Agricultural Water Management Research Trends, Nova Science Publishers, page 51:
- SWAP estimates that all the components of the water balance and the simulated evapotranspirations do not comprise percolation. […] Figure 10A shows the ratios between sugarbeet evapotranspirations estimated by water balance and the SWAP-simulated evapotranspirations.
Related terms
Translations
the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation
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Further reading
Hydrology (agriculture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
