Sentences with phrase «evapotranspiration loss of water»

evapotranspiration loss of water from the soil both by evaporation from the surface and transpiration from the plants growing thereon

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In this case, the additional force that pulls the water column up the vessels or tracheids is evapotranspiration, the loss of water from the leaves through openings called stomata and subsequent evaporation of that water.

(Evapotranspiration is the process by which water is transferred from soil and groundwater to the atmosphere through plant transpiration — loss of water through foliage — and soil evaporation.)

Early evidence suggests that globally, the rate of water loss from soil and plants (called «evapotranspiration») has declined, a finding reinforced by a global slowdown in plant growth.

water - use efficiency carbon gain in photosynthesis per unit water lost in evapotranspiration; can be expressed on a short - term basis as the ratio of photosynthetic carbon gain per unit transpirational water loss, or on a seasonal basis as the ratio of net primary production or agricultural yield to the amount of available water

► Evapotranspiration - The sum of water loss into the atmosphere due to evaporation and transpiration.