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Analysis of a resistance-energy balance method for estimating daily evaporation from wheat plots using one-time-of-day infrared temperature observationsAccurate estimates of evaporation over field-scale or larger areas are needed in hydrologic studies, irrigation scheduling, and meteorology. Remotely sensed surface temperature might be used in a model to calculate evaporation. A resistance-energy balance model, which combines an energy balance equation, the Penman-Monteith (1981) evaporation equation, and van den Honert's (1948) equation for water extraction by plant roots, is analyzed for estimating daily evaporation from wheat using postnoon canopy temperature measurements. Additional data requirements are half-hourly averages of solar radiation, air and dew point temperatures, and wind speed, along with reasonable estimates of canopy emissivity, albedo, height, and leaf area index. Evaporation fluxes were measured in the field by precision weighing lysimeters for well-watered and water-stressed wheat. Errors in computed daily evaporation were generally less than 10 percent, while errors in cumulative evaporation for 10 clear sky days were less than 5 percent for both well-watered and water-stressed wheat. Some results from sensitivity analysis of the model are also given.
Document ID
19860054410
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Choudhury, B. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Idso, S. B.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Reginato, R. J.
(USDA, Water Conservation Laboratory, Phoenix AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Remote Sensing of Environment
Volume: 19
ISSN: 0034-4257
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
86A39148
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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