Articles | Volume 28, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1515-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1515-2024
Education and communication
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03 Apr 2024
Education and communication |  | 03 Apr 2024

ET cool home: innovative educational activities on evapotranspiration and urban heat

Kyle Blount, Garett Pignotti, and Jordyn Wolfand

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We introduce an applied approach to evapotranspiration (ET) instruction. In a laboratory experiment, students calculate ET using water balance and energy balance approaches for five urban land surface covers (gravel, soil, grass, asphalt, and mulch). The experiment is paired with an urban heat tour facilitated by thermal infrared cameras. The activities are adaptable for various contexts, ranging from undergraduate lab classes to demonstrations for pre-university classrooms and the public.