Evaluation of daily reference evapotranspiration methods as compared with the asce-ewri penman-monteith equation using limited weather data in Northeast Louisiana

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 285-292

  Rojas, Jose P ^a   Sheffield, Ronald E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hargreaves; Louisiana; Penman monteith; Priestley taylor; Reference evapotranspiration; Turc; Weather data

Indexed keywords

HARGREAVES; LOUISIANA; PENMAN-MONTEITH; PRIESTLEY-TAYLOR; REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; TURC; WEATHER DATA;

ESTIMATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; WATER SUPPLY;

METEOROLOGY;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; WEATHER; WIND VELOCITY;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881503056     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000523     Document Type: Article

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