On the basis of meteorological and hydrological data in seven catchments in Yunnan Province, three formulae [Eqs. (3),(5),(6)] calculating the evaporation from land surface are tested and compared.

• 以云南省七个小流域的气象、水文资料,检验了三个含有下垫面参数的陆面蒸发公式,表明傅抱璞公式最佳。