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The main research contributions of this research are summarized as follows: (i) a Bench-scale Atmospheric Simulator (BAS/BAS2) was developed to control artificially generated parameters for short time periods; (ii) a Controlled Photogrammetry System (CPS) using Structure-from-Motion (SfM) technology was developed for accurate and non-destructive measurement of dimensional changes during evaporation; (iii) high-quality evaporation datasets were developed for calibration of devices, validation of prediction equations and evaluation of theoretical frameworks; (iv) predictive models for evaporation from water were evaluated to select appropriate empirical equations for predicting potential evaporative flux from water; and (v) a theoretical framework for evaporation from soils was developed to correlate with soil behavior (water retention and soil shrinkage) for both fresh water and saline water. 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The main research contributions of this research are summarized as follows: (i) a Bench-scale Atmospheric Simulator (BAS/BAS2) was developed to control artificially generated parameters for short time periods; (ii) a Controlled Photogrammetry System (CPS) using Structure-from-Motion (SfM) technology was developed for accurate and non-destructive measurement of dimensional changes during evaporation; (iii) high-quality evaporation datasets were developed for calibration of devices, validation of prediction equations and evaluation of theoretical frameworks; (iv) predictive models for evaporation from water were evaluated to select appropriate empirical equations for predicting potential evaporative flux from water; and (v) a theoretical framework for evaporation from soils was developed to correlate with soil behavior (water retention and soil shrinkage) for both fresh water and saline water. 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