Evaluating Evaporation Using Measurement Data from Experimental Grounds in Crimean Peninsula

Methods for determining evaporation from water and soil surface are considered. Monthly evaporation values were calculated for experimental grounds in the Crimean Peninsula based on measurement data from automatic meteorological complexes over 2022–2023. The estimates of evaporation from reservoir surfaces were compared with the evaporation values for individual months obtained using ground-based evaporators. Calculations by V.I. Moklyak’s formula showed the best agreement with the results derived from field observations of evaporation. The relative error of evaporation estimate by the recommended method is 15%. An estimate of the monthly evaporation from soil, based on calculation methods with the use of dependences on various meteorological factors is given.