Crop Reference Evapotranspiration: A Discussion of the Concept, Analysis of the Process and Validation

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1581-1600

  Katerji, Nader ^a   Rana, Gianfranco ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CRA Research Unit for Agriculture in Dry Environments   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canopy resistance; Evaporation; Humid climate; Mediterranean climate; Tall crops

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE ENERGY; CANOPY RESISTANCE; CLIMATIC VARIABLES; CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; DOMINANT PROCESS; EVAPORATION PROCESS; HUMID CLIMATES; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TALL CROPS;

CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; WATER SUPPLY;

EVAPORATION;

CANOPY; CLIMATE VARIATION; GRASS; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

EID: 79952706291     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9762-1     Document Type: Article

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