A Parametric Model for Potential Evapotranspiration Estimation Based on a Simplified Formulation of the Penman- Monteith Equation ( Evapotranspiration - An Overview )

Publication series ： Evapotranspiration - An Overview

Author： Aristoteles Tegos Andreas Efstratiadis and Demetris Koutsoyiannis  

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: INT0338352927

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535111153

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789535111153

Subject： TV Hydraulic Engineering

Keyword： Agriculture & farming

Language： ENG

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A Parametric Model for Potential Evapotranspiration Estimation Based on a Simplified Formulation of the Penman- Monteith Equation

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Chapter 8 A Parametric Model for Potential Evapotranspiration Estimation Based on a Simplified Formulation of the Penman-Monteith Equation

1. Introduction

2. The Penman-Monteith method and its simplifications

2.1. The Penman method and its physical background

2.2. The Penman-Monteith method

2.3. Radiation-based approaches

2.4. Temperature-based approaches

3. Development of parsimonious parametric formulas for evapotranspiration modelling

3.1. The need for a parametric model

3.2. Ensuring parsimony and consistency

3.3. Model formulation and justification

4. Application of the parametric formula over Greece

4.1. Meteorological data and computational tools

4.2. Model calibration and validation

4.3. Comparison with other empirical methods

4.4. Investigation of alternative parameterizations

4.5. Spatial variability of model parameters

5. Synopsis and discussion

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