(hydrology) Generally, the amount of moisture which, if available, would be removed from a given land area by evapotranspiration; expressed in units of water depth.
potential evapotranspiration
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The maximum continual loss of water by evaporation and transpiration, at a given temperature, given a sufficient supply of water. PET often outstrips actual evapotranspiration.
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