A Simple Apparatus for Measuring Potential Evapotranspiration

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 1952 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 170, pages 286-287 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: B J, GARNIER;

doi: 10.1038/170286b0

pmid: 12993141

A Simple Apparatus for Measuring Potential Evapotranspiration

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THE combined process of evaporation from the soil and transpiration from plants is known as ‘evapotranspiration’. The amount of moisture so used varies from place to place and depends mainly on climate (especially temperature and precipitation) and the closeness of the vegetative cover. ‘Potential evapotranspiration’, on the other hand, refers to the amount of moisture which would be utilized if supplies were unlimited and vegetative cover complete. Its value, therefore, alters irrespective of precipitation and vegetation and is a function mainly of length of day, and temperature1.

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