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The Formulation of Evaporation from Land Surfaces

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Recent Advances in the Modeling of Hydrologic Systems

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Most procedures currently in use to describe evaporation in hydrologic models involve several parameters, characterizing the turbulent transport in the lower atmosphere and/or the moisture availability in the soil and the vegetation; it is still very difficult to determine these parameters a priori. Research in a number of areas will lead to a better understanding of the relevant physical mechanisms.

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Brutsaert, W. (1991). The Formulation of Evaporation from Land Surfaces. In: Bowles, D.S., O’Connell, P.E. (eds) Recent Advances in the Modeling of Hydrologic Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 345. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3480-4_4

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