Single-Layer Evapotranspiration Model with Variable Canopy Resistance
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 5
Abstract
A new approach to modeling canopy resistance is presented as an alternative to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Penman-Monteith method with the constant canopy resistance. The evapotranspiration (ET) model is based on the “big-leaf” approach and a variable canopy resistance. The model's input requires standard meteorological data as in the Penman-Monteith combination approach. The model was validated using weather and grass lysimeter data measured on an hourly basis at Davis, Calif., and on a daily basis at Policoro, Southern Italy. ET estimates from the model were compared with the results of ET values obtained by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Penman-Monteith approach using the constant canopy resistance rc = 70 s m−1. The results showed a very convincing performance of the model for estimating reference ET on both an hourly and daily basis. This work confirms that the canopy resistance depends on climate, and that a variable rc is recommended for ET models. The proposed model does not introduce any empirical parameter, does not require calibration for the two sites tested or for different time scales, and it is simple enough for direct practical application.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 5 • October 1999
Pages: 235 - 245
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Received: May 27, 1998
Published online: Oct 1, 1999
Published in print: Oct 1999
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