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evapotranspiration en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩/

Etymology

Blend of evapo(ration) + transpiration.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.
   • Calculated evapotranspirations are climatological values, namely the long-term average of the evapotranspirations. 1998, R. B. Singh, editor, Ecological Techniques and Approaches to Vulnerable Environment: Hydrosphere-Geosphere Interaction, page 25:
   • 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. 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:
   • 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. 2004, Keith J. Beven, Rainfall - Runoff Modelling: The Primer, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 59:

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Relateds

evapotranspirative · evapotranspirate · evapotranspirated

Translations (9)

pl ewapotranspiracja (the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation) · ko 증발산 (the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation) · it evapotraspirazione (the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation) · fa تبخیر-تعرق (the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation) · fi kokonaishaihdunta (the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation) · ga imghalú (the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation) · tl halmanhisingaw (the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation) · ja 蒸発散 (the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation) · cmn 蒸發散 /蒸发散 (the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation)