How to Use evapotranspiration in a Sentence

evapotranspiration

noun
  • The researchers found the lush mesic plot to be the coolest, thanks to the evapotranspiration of all of its water-demanding plants.
    — WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The technical term for release of moisture from both the soil and the crops themselves is evapotranspiration.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 22 July 2019
  • Their roots also suck water from the ground and eventually release it to the air in a process called evapotranspiration.
    — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Soil moisture sensors show, over time, how much water has gone into the ground, and how much has left, either from drainage or in the form of evapotranspiration from plants.
    — Susan Moran, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2013
  • Scientists have linked the use of fertilizers to an increase in evapotranspiration, the process by which water moves from the ground to the air.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Land is greening up earlier and causing an earlier loss of water from the land surface through evapotranspiration – the loss of water from plants and soil.
    — Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 19 May 2022
  • Deforestation lessens the amount of moisture that can cycle from trees into the atmosphere through a process called evapotranspiration.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Deep roots create channels that allow water to move into the soil, while leaves help return moisture to the atmosphere via evapotranspiration.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
  • Trees in particular offer lots of shade and, through a process called evapotranspiration, use energy from the sun to evaporate water within their leaves.
    — The Economist, 21 July 2019
  • The Amazon rainforest has long had a net cooling effect on the planet, by a process scientists call evapotranspiration.
    — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Saher said this landscape requires light drip irrigation and contributes to cooling through the evapotranspiration of the plants.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Trees promote cooling by providing shade to streets and buildings and through a process called evapotranspiration, which disperses moisture in the atmosphere.
    — Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2017
  • Similar to how a person breathes, plants exhale water into the atmosphere through a process called evapotranspiration (otherwise known as corn sweat).
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Flash droughts accelerate evapotranspiration—soil and plants giving up excessive moisture—which can ruin crops.
    — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 11 Nov. 2022
  • From space, the instrument can measure a range of aspects on a landscape, such as the temperature of different plants and the amount of evapotranspiration taking place in a forest.
    — Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2021
  • Recent rainfall and evapotranspiration — the process by which water evaporates from the soil and plants — will keep moisture levels high, further boosting heat index readings.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • These factors help calculate real-time evapotranspiration rates.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Understanding evapotranspiration's role in the lake's ecosystem could guide decisions on how much water to allocate for its preservation.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The state will almost certainly get warmer, which will increase water loss to evapotranspiration and irrigation water requirements.
    — Bob Maliva, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • When there is no moisture in the soil or in plants, there is no evaporation or evapotranspiration, both of which are cooling processes that add moisture into the air and stabilize the air temperature.
    — Judson Jones, CNN, 8 June 2022
  • Warmer temperatures dry out soil faster, a phenomenon called evapotranspiration.
    — John F. Ross, WSJ, 14 June 2018
  • Can Get Hot to the Touch Unlike natural grass, synthetic turf cannot cool itself through evapotranspiration.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Green spaces such as parks and golf courses, in contrast, reduce heat levels in neighborhoods by lowering surface and air temperatures through evapotranspiration.
    — Terri Adams-Fuller, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
  • Such warmth has dramatic repercussions on the landscape, primarily through evapotranspiration, the process by which plants and soils release moisture into the atmosphere.
    — Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
  • Trees and vegetation lower surface and air temperatures by providing shade and through evapotranspiration.
    — Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • The sustainable infrastructure also allows for evapotranspiration, a process in which plant roots absorb water and release it as vapor through their leaves, cooling the air in a similar way as sweating does for humans.
    — Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Trees provide shade and are especially cool due to evapotranspiration (when water is transferred from the trees into the atmosphere, dispelling heat), creating a cooler environment around them.
    — Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2019
  • Current standards for measuring water stress fall primarily into evapotranspiration models and soil moisture sensing.
    — Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Consistently hotter temperatures lead to greater evapotranspiration and greater losses of moisture regardless of rainfall totals.
    — John Sabo, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Over the long term, the total amount of precipitation that falls, minus the total evapotranspiration sending moisture back into the atmosphere, determines how much water moves through the hydrologic system.
    — David Boutt, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

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