Mr. Evaporation, Wilfried Brutsaert, wins Stockholm Water Prize 2022
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (22 March 2022) The renowned hydrologist Wilfried Brutsaert is awarded the Stockholm Water Prize 2022 for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation, helping to make accurate predictions of the impact that climate change has on local rainfall patterns and water sources.Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert, affectionately known as Mr Evaporation, is the world’s leading authority on terrestrial evaporation. Such evaporation is a crucial aspect of the water cycle but very difficult to measure or estimate, particularly on a local level. Professor