Comparison of reference evapotranspiration calculations as part of the ASCE standardization effort

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 440-448

  Itenfisu, Daniel ^a   Elliott, Ronald L ^a   Allen, Richard G ^b   Walter, Ivan A ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c Ivan's Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

ASCE; Evapotranspiration; Standards

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DATA REDUCTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; STANDARDIZATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

WEATHER DATA;

IRRIGATION;

CROP; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; VEGETATION;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0347504654     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2003)129:6(440)     Document Type: Article

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