Evaporation into the atmosphere : theory, history, and applications

1. Introduction.- 2. History of the Theories of Evaporation - A Chronological Sketch.- 3. The Lower Atmosphere.- 4. Mean Profiles and Similarity in a Stationary and Horizontally Uniform ABL.- 5. The Surface Roughness Parameterization.- 6. Energy Fluxes at the Earth's Surface.- 7. Advection Effects Near Changes in Surface Conditions.- 8. Methods Based on Turbulence Measurements.- 9. Methods Based on Measurements of Mean Profiles.- 10. Energy Budget and Related Methods.- 11. Mass Budget Methods.- Historical References (Prior to 1900).- References.