Evapotranspiration

sum of evaporation and

plant transpiration from the Earth's land and
ocean surface to the atmosphere
Evaporation
• is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it
changes into the gas phase
Transpiration
• is the process of water movement through a plant and
its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers
Sublimation
• is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to
the gas phase, without passing through the intermediate liquid phase
Methods of Estimating Evaporation

• Energy balance method

• Aerodynamic method
• Combined method
Combined Method
• Evaporation could be calculated by – Aerodynamic method: when
energy supply is not limiting – Energy method: when vapor transport is
not limiting
• Normally, both are limiting, so use a combination method