Actual evapotranspiration

"Sum of the quantities of water evaporated from the soil and plants when the ground is at its natural moisture content." (United Nations Publications, 2013) 
"(Actual) evapotranspiration (or effective evapotranspiration): Quantity of water vapour evaporated from the soil and plants when the ground is at its natural moisture content." (World Meteorological Organization, 2024)
 

Sources

United Nations Publications. "Glossary of Shared Water Resources (English-Arabic): Technical, Socioeconomic and Legal Terminology." (2013). DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.18356/70b462ce-en

World Meteorological Organization. 2024. “Guide to Instruments and Methods of Observation (WMO-No. 8) |.” https://community.wmo.int/en/activity-areas/imop/wmo-no_8.

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