Estimation of Reference Potential Evapotranspiration with Focus on Vegetation Science-the EmPEst Software

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 616-619

  Kostinakis, K ^a   Xystrakis, F ^b   Theodoropoulos, K ^a   Stathis, D ^a   Eleftheriadou, E ^b   Matzarakis, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Greece; Reference potential evapotranspiration

Indexed keywords

ASCE PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATIONS; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; GOODNESS OF FIT; GREECE; INPUT DATAS; PENMAN-MONTEITH; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; STATISTICAL MEASURES; VISUAL BASIC;

CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ESTIMATION;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SOFTWARE; VEGETATION;

GREECE;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 80052698044     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000335     Document Type: Article

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