Mean annual evaporation per balance basin (1973–1992)

Evapotranspiration is an essential mechanism in the circulation of water and energy in the atmosphere, forming the principal link between the two. Evapotranspiration is also known as total evaporation. Solar irradiation is the motor driving the evaporation, supplying the necessary energy. The actual evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of the direct evaporation and the transpiration (T). The

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Mean annual evaporation

Tags: Nature and Environment, Water, Water balance, Hydrology
Spatial extent: Switzerland plus
Spatial unit: Water balance basins
Time: 1972–1992

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