Evapotranspiration & soil moisture

- Evapotranspiration is the process of water loss in vapour form from a unit surface of land both directly by evaporation from the ground and by transpiration through leaf surfaces during a specific period of time.

- Soil moisture is defined as the water stored in or at the continental surface and available for evaporation.

Facts and figures about Evapotranspiration and soil moisture by UNESCO Water Portal.