Evapotranspiration facts for kids
Evapotranspiration is the movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.
Evaporation is the movement of water to the air from the ground or bodies of water (such as lakes). Transpiration is a process that happens in plants, in which water is lost through stomata in the leaves and becomes vapour in the air. Together, these form an important process in the water cycle.
Images for kids
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Global distribution of potential evapotranspiration averaged over the years 1981-2010 from the CHELSA-BIOCLIM+ data set
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Monthly estimated potential evapotranspiration and measured pan evaporation for two locations in Hawaii, Hilo and Pahala.
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Classification of RS-based ET models based on sensible heat flux estimation approaches
See also
In Spanish: Evapotranspiración para niños
