Re-evaluation of pan evaporation coefficients at seven locations in Puerto Rico

Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 109-122

  Harmsen, Eric W ^a   González Pérez, Antonio ^b   Winter, Amos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Dept of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering ^*

Author keywords

Crop water use; Evapotranspiration; Pan coefficient; Pan evaporation; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147208749     PISSN: 0041994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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