| The high temperatures, high luminosity and low relative humidity lead to high insolation and evapotranspiration. |
| Water use or evapotranspiration is composed of two parts, transpiration from the plant and evaporation from the soil surface. |
| On a continental scale, a transect taken across the central United States from east to west shows the effects of increasing evapotranspiration. |
| Moreover, fewer trees in cities reduce shading and evapotranspiration, in which plants use up heat by, essentially, sweating. |
| Deforestation also can have regional climatic effects because trees are a key link in the evapotranspiration cycle between soil and the atmosphere. |
| It categorises climate by balancing the rainfall, potential evapotranspiration and soil water-holding capacity. |
