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THE successful application of the formulæ of Penman1 and others to the estimation of the water requirements of crops has directed attention to the influence of weather on natural evaporation. Measurements made during the last two years at Palmerston North, New Zealand, have indicated that the form of the vegetation can significantly influence the rate of loss of moisture from the soil.
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MITCHELL, K., CLOSS, R. Loss of Moisture from Vegetation. Nature 181, 1619–1620 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811619a0
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