Using the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI), which offers data on rainfall and the amount of water that can escape plants and soil to evaporate in the atmosphere ...

The leaf area index (LAI) decreased by 49% compared with the pre-disaster level in the snow disaster year, their study found. Severe vegetation damage led to decreases in evapotranspiration ...

In recent decades, global warming has accelerated the water cycle, especially the evapotranspiration phase (evaporation and plant transpiration), which can result in both more rainfall and more ...