Lesson 8: Evaporation Methods

Learning Objectives

• Interpret relative differences in evaporation and sensible heating in term of the Bowen's ratio
• Compute evaporation rates using the energy budget approach
• Compute evaporation rates using a mass transfer approach
• Compute evaporation rates using the Penman approach

Handouts (bring to class)

• Evaporation Methods

Reading Assignment

• None

Homework Problems

• Problem 11