Evaporation, evapotranspiration and climatic data

Title
  1. Evaporation, evapotranspiration and climatic data / R. Burman, L.O. Pochop.
Published by
  1. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1994.
Author
  1. Burman, Robert D.

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Additional authors
  1. Pochop, L. O.
Description
  1. xxiii, 278 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Series statement
  1. Developments in atmospheric science ; 22
Uniform title
  1. Developments in atmospheric science ; 22.
Subject
  1. Evaporation (Meteorology)
  2. Evapotranspiration
  3. Atmosphere
Contents
  1. Ch. 1. Introduction. 1.1. Definitions of evapotranspiration and transpiration. 1.2. Measurement of evapotranspiration. 1.3. Estimating E or ET using climatic data -- Ch. 2. Atmospheric & thermodynamic parameters. 2.1. Wind profiles and relationships. 2.2. Thermodynamic parameters. 2.3. Radiation. 2.4. Solar radiation R[subscript s]. 2.5. Net radiation R[subscript n]. 2.6. Soil heat flux -- Ch. 3. Soil parameters. 3.1. Soil water fundamentals. 3.2. Soil water reference points. 3.3. Soil water storage. 3.4. Soil water influences on plant growth. 3.5. Soil water movement. 3.6. Soil water supply for evapotranspiration -- Ch. 4. Estimating reference crop ET. 4.1. Sequence of calculations and flow charts. 4.2. Potential ET and/or reference crop ET. 4.3. Crop coefficients. 4.4. Penman methods. 4.5. Penman-Monteith method. 4.6. Radiation methods. 4.7. Temperature methods. 4.8. Radiation and temperature methods flow charts. 4.9. Estimating reference ET using measured pan evaporation.
  2. Ch. 5. Estimating ET for specific crops. 5.1. ET using ET[subscript r]. 5.2. Botanic and cultural influences. 5.3. Soil water and ET estimates. 5.4. Crop curves. 5.5. Grass-related crop coefficients. 5.6. Alfalfa-related crop coefficients. 5.7. Estimation of crop ET without formal ET[subscript r]. 5.8. Separate estimation of E[subscript s] and T. 5.9. Irrigation water requirements. 5.10. Components of irrigation water requirements. 5.11. Sources of water for crop growth. 5.12. Soil water storage of natural precipitation. 5.13. Non-growing season precipitation -- Ch. 6. Production, vegetation & ET. 6.1. Uses of production functions. 6.2. Defining assumptions. 6.3. Common models. 6.4. Transferability issues. 6.5. Sequence of calculations. 6.6. Flow chart for estimating vegetative production -- Ch. 7. Evaporation from water surfaces. 7.1. Methods -- Ch. 8. Comparisons and example calculations -- 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Example calculations. 8.3. Chapter 2 examples. 8.4. Chapter 4 examples.
  3. 8.5. Chapter 5 examples. 8.6. Chapter 7 examples. 8.7. Property standards. 8.8. Sun-earth relationships. 8.9. Comparisons with standard values.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-270) and index.