Use of the modified atmometer to estimate reference evapotranspiration in Mediterranean environments

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Magliulo, V ^a   D'Andria, R ^a   Rana, G ^b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b Istituto Sperimentale Agronomico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmometer; Evapotranspiration; Irrigation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRRIGATION; LYSIMETERS; METEOROLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHEDULING;

ATMOMETER;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION;

EID: 0742288288     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(03)00098-2     Document Type: Article

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