In Idaho, scientists are using remote imaging to study evapotranspiration, the loss of water to the atmosphere by evaporation from soil and water, and by transpiration from plants.
SOURCE: Bill Kramber, Idaho Department of Water Resources | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post
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Water Measured From the Sky Article | Water management is serious business in the American West, where precipitation is scarce, irrigated agriculture is a major industry, new housing subdivisions spread across arid landscapes and water rights are allocated in a complicated seniority system.
