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Evaporation into the Atmosphere

Theory, History and Applications

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  • © 1982

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Authors:
  1. Wilfried Brutsaert

    1. Cornell University, USA

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Part of the book series: Environmental Fluid Mechanics (EFME, volume 1)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Wilfried Brutsaert
    Pages 1-11

  3. History of the Theories of Evaporation — A Chronological Sketch

    • Wilfried Brutsaert
    Pages 12-36

  4. The Lower Atmosphere

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    Pages 37-56

  5. Mean Profiles and Similarity in a Stationary and Horizontally-Uniform ABL

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    Pages 57-112

  6. The Surface Roughness Parameterization

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    Pages 113-127

  7. Energy Fluxes at the Earth’s Surface

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    Pages 128-153

  8. Advection Effects Near Changes in Surface Conditions

    • Wilfried Brutsaert
    Pages 154-189

  9. Methods Based on Turbulence Measurements

    • Wilfried Brutsaert
    Pages 190-196

  10. Methods Based on Measurements of Mean Profiles

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    Pages 197-208

  11. Energy Budget and Related Methods

    • Wilfried Brutsaert
    Pages 209-230

  12. Mass Budget Methods

    • Wilfried Brutsaert
    Pages 231-262

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 263-302
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About this book

The phenomenon of evaporation in the natural environment is of interest in various diverse disciplines. This book is an attempt to present a coherent and organized introduction to theoretical concepts and relationships useful in analyzing this phe­ nomenon, and to give an outline of their history and their application. The main objective is to provide a better understanding of evaporation, and to connect some of the approaches and paradigms, that have been developed in different disciplines concerned with this phenomenon. The book is intended for professional scientists and engineers, who are active in hydrology, meteorology, agronomy, oceanography, climatology and related environ­ mental fields, and who wish to study prevailing concepts on evaporation. At the same time, I hope that the book will be useful to workers in fluid dynamics, who want to become acquainted with applications to an important and interesting natural phenomenon. As suggested in its subtitle, the book consists of three major parts. The first, consisting of Chapters I and 2, gives a general ouline of the problem and a history of the theories of evaporation from ancient times through the end of the nineteenth century. This history is far from exhaustive, but it sket~hes the background and the ideas that led directly to the scientific revolution in Europe and, ultimately, to our present-day knowledge.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cornell University, USA

    Wilfried Brutsaert

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evaporation into the Atmosphere

  • Book Subtitle: Theory, History and Applications

  • Authors: Wilfried Brutsaert

  • Series Title: Environmental Fluid Mechanics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1497-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1247-9Published: 31 January 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8365-4Published: 25 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1497-6Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1567-7419

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 302

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography, Hydrogeology

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