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Evaporation rates across a convective air boundary layer are dominated by diffusion
Author(s) -
Haghighi E.,
Shahraeeni E.,
Lehmann P.,
Or D.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1002/wrcr.20166
Subject(s) - evaporation , diffusion , advection , flux (metallurgy) , boundary layer , convection , mechanics , evaporative cooler , materials science , convective boundary layer , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , thermodynamics , planetary boundary layer , physics , metallurgy
Key Points The contributions of diffusion and advection to evaporative flux are quantified Diffusion dominates evaporation flux from partially wet surfaces Surface water content‐dependent evaporative resistance expression is developed