Lesson 5: Evaporation and Transpiration

Learning Objectives

  • Define evaporation and transpiration
  • Interpret relative differences in evaporation and sensible heating in term of the Bowen's ratio
  • Compute evaporation rates using the energy budget approach
  • Explain concepts of potential and actual evapotranspiration for a vegetated land surface

Handouts

Reading Assignment

  • None

Homework Problems

  • None
Last changed on 01/07/14 by Gabriele Villarini.