scholarly journals Empirical methods for reference evapotranspiration estimation

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-210
Author(s):  
Oswaldo Palma Lopes Sobrinho ◽  
Wady Lima Castro Júnior ◽  
Leonardo Nazário Silva dos Santos ◽  
Gerlange Soares da Silva ◽  
Álvaro Itaúna Schalcher Pereira ◽  
...  

The reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is a parameter applied in meteorological, climatological and hydrological studies being of great importance for the planning, management and management of water resources. Due to the need for knowledge about the loss of water from vegetated surfaces, researchers have developed a variety of methods for estimating ETo, some of which are well accepted, while others are criticized, such as the Penman-Monteith-FAO (PM-FAO) meteorological data, which is not always available by limiting its use. The PM-FAO method has been used for decades to be considered internationally and most appropriate for ETo estimates. This method represents the physical phenomenon of evapotranspiration that involves almost all meteorological elements analyzed in automatic and conventional meteorological stations. On the other hand, when this method is impossible to apply due to the lack of some input data, alternative methods are justified (Hargreaves-Samani, Blaney-Criddle, Priestley-Taylor, Jensen-Haise, Camargo, Makkink, Kharrufa , Linacre, Class A tank, Thornthwaite and solar radiation) according to soil and climatic conditions. 

Irriga ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 714-721
Author(s):  
Lucas da Costa Santos ◽  
Lucas Santos do Patrocínio Figueiró ◽  
Alex Xavier Ribeiro Andrade ◽  
Antônio Costa Ferreira Neto ◽  
Caroline Salezzi Bonfá

ESTUDO COMPARATIVO ENTRE METODOLOGIAS DE ESTIMATIVA DA EVAPOTRANSPIRAÇÃO DE REFERÊNCIA PARA LOCALIDADES DO NORTE DE MINAS GERAIS     LUCAS DA COSTA SANTOS1; LUCAS SANTOS DO PATROCÍNIO FIGUEIRÓ1; ALEX XAVIER RIBEIRO DE ANDRADE1; ANTÔNIO COSTA FERREIRA NETO1 E CAROLINE SALEZZI BONFÁ1   1 Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri – UFVJM, Campus JK, Rodovia MGT 367-KM 583, nº 5000, Alto da Jacuba. CEP: 39.100-000, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected];[email protected];[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].     1 RESUMO   A determinação da evapotranspiração é imprescindível para a prática racional da irrigação, o que tem conduzido à formulação de diversas equações para estimativa desta importante variável meteorológica. Nesse sentido, faz-se necessário estudos comparativos com estas equações de modo a avaliar, localmente, sua aplicabilidade. Em linha com o exposto, objetivou-se comparar, para as condições climáticas de Salinas e Januária (ambos situados no Norte de Minas Gerais, Brasil), métodos empíricos de estimativa da evapotranspiração com o método padrão de Penman-Monteith (FAO56). Para tanto, utilizou-se dados meteorológicos de cinco anos (2016 a 2020) obtidos do Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET). Para a análise comparativa foram utilizados os seguintes indicadores estatísticos: coeficientes de determinação (R²) e correlação (r), erro absoluto médio (EAM), raiz do erro quadrado médio (REQM), índice de concordância (d) e índice de desempenho (c). Os resultados obtidos demonstram que, para as duas localidades avaliadas, o método de Blaney-Criddle apresenta o melhor desempenho para a estimativa da evapotranspiração, por outro lado, as equações de Hargreaves-Samani e Priestley-Taylor exibiram performance insatisfatória.   Palavras-chave: métodos empíricos, demanda hídrica de cultivos, manejo da irrigação.     SANTOS, L. C.; FIGUEIRÓ, L. S. P.; ANDRADE, A. X. R.; FERREIRA NETO, A. C.; BONFÁ, C. B. COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION ESTIMATION METHODOLOGIES FOR NORTHERN MINAS GERAIS LOCATIONS     2 ABSTRACT   The determination of evapotranspiration is essential for the rational practice of irrigation, which has led to the formulation of several equations to estimate this important meteorological variable. In line with the above objective was to compare, for the climatic conditions of Salinas and Januária (both located in the North of Minas Gerais, Brazil), empirical methods for estimating evapotranspiration with the standard method of Penman-Monteith (FAO56). For this purpose, meteorological data for five years (2016 to 2020) obtained from the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) were used. For the comparative analysis, the following statistical indicators were used: coefficients of determination (R²) and correlation (r), mean absolute error (EAM), root mean square error (REQM), agreement index (d) and performance index (c). The results obtained demonstrate that, for the two locations evaluated, the Blaney-Criddle method presents the best performance for estimating evapotranspiration, on the other hand, the Hargreaves-Samani and Priestley-Taylor equations showed unsatisfactory performance.   Keywords: crop water demand, empirical methods, irrigation management.


Author(s):  
Luan B. Giovanelli ◽  
Rubens A. Oliveira ◽  
Jair C. Oliveira-Filho ◽  
Júlio C. M. Baptestini ◽  
Fábio T. Delazari ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The choice for the most appropriate method to estimate evapotranspiration depends on the availability of meteorological data, required level of precision and cost of equipment acquisition. For this estimate, the Irrigameter is simple to operate, precise and economically viable to farmers. In addition, it collaborates in the application of the necessary water depth to crops, thus avoiding unnecessary energy consumption, environmental degradation, and increasing crop yield and improving crop quality. In this context, the objective of this research was to estimate the reference evapotranspiration using the Irrigameter, for the climatic conditions of the Southern Tocantins state, Brazil. The experimental design was completely randomized with Irrigameters operating with seven water heights in the evaporator, as treatments, with three replicates. The reference evapotranspiration was obtained by FAO-56 Penman-Monteith method. For the analyzed climatic conditions, the water height in the evaporator recommended to estimate the reference evaporation in the spring is 3.4 cm; summer, 4.0 cm; fall, 3.8 cm; and winter, 2.3 cm.


2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 591-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Fernandes ◽  
José Eduardo Corá ◽  
Jairo Augusto Campos de Araújo

Because of the large area occupied by a class A pan, alternative methods have been sought to estimate reference evapotranspiration (Eto) inside greenhouses. The objective of this work was to compare ETo estimated by different methods inside and outside a greenhouse. A class A pan (CAPi), a reduced pan (RPi) and an atmometer (Ai) were installed inside a greenhouse, and another class A pan (CAPo) was installed outside. ETo estimates, obtained by CAPi, RPi, and Ai were 56%, 69% and 63% of those estimated by CAPo, respectively. A simple linear regression showed positive coefficients R = 0.94 for the RPi and the CAPi, R = 0.91 for the Ai and the CAPi, R = 0.70 for the CAPi and the CAPo, R = 0.66 for the RPi and the CAPo, and R = 0.62 for the Ai and the CAPo. ETo needs to be estimated inside greenhouses and it is possible to use reduced pans or atmometers to estimate the ETo inside the greenhouse. Equipment replacement would increase the available space inside the greenhouse.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 522
Author(s):  
Stavroula Dimitriadou ◽  
Konstantinos G. Nikolakopoulos

Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) has been insufficiently investigated in Greece. This study aimed to estimate annual ETa by empirical methods (Turc, modified Turc, and Coutagne) for the Peloponnese, Greece, a Mediterranean testbed, between 2016–2019, four of the warmest years since the preindustrial era, and compare them to MODIS ET. Furthermore, measurements of annual pan evaporation (Epan) were performed for two Class A pan stations in the Peloponnese with different reliefs and conditions. The empirical methods and statistical formulae (RMSD, MB, and NMB) were developed as models in ArcMap. The outcomes of the Turc method resembled MODIS ET ranges for all years, followed by those of Coutagne. The estimates by the modified Turc method were almost identical to MODIS ET. Therefore, the modified Turc method can be used as an alternative to MODIS ET (and vice versa) for the Peloponnese for 2016–2019. Moreover, the Epan at Patras University station (semiurban, low elevation) exhibited an upward trend resembling the trends of the empirical methods over the study years, whereas the Epan at Ladonas station (higher elevation, lakeside) required investigation on a monthly time scale. Additionally, the gradual decrease of pan-water icing at Ladonas in December (from 20 d in 2016 to 0 d in 2019) could imply an undergoing decrease in snowpack storage retention across the mountains of the Peloponnese.


Author(s):  
Gustavo H. da Silva ◽  
Santos H. B. Dias ◽  
Lucas B. Ferreira ◽  
Jannaylton É. O. Santos ◽  
Fernando F. da Cunha

ABSTRACT FAO Penman-Monteith (FO-PM) is considered the standard method for the estimation of reference evapotranspiration (ET0) but requires various meteorological data, which are often not available. The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of the FAO-PM method with limited meteorological data and other methods as alternatives to estimate ET0 in Jaíba-MG. The study used daily meteorological data from 2007 to 2016 of the National Institute of Meteorology’s station. Daily ET0 values were randomized, and 70% of these were used to determine the calibration parameters of the ET0 for the equations of each method under study. The remaining data were used to test the calibration against the standard method. Performance evaluation was based on Willmott’s index of agreement, confidence coefficient and root-mean-square error. When one meteorological variable was missing, either solar radiation, relative air humidity or wind speed, or in the simultaneous absence of wind speed and relative air humidity, the FAO-PM method showed the best performances and, therefore, was recommended for Jaíba. The FAO-PM method with two missing variables, one of them being solar radiation, showed intermediate performance. Methods that used only air temperature data are not recommended for the region.


2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4Supl1) ◽  
pp. 2363
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Dlugosz da Silva ◽  
Marcelo Augusto de Aguiar e Silva ◽  
Marcelo Giovanetti Canteri ◽  
Juliandra Rodrigues Rosisca ◽  
Nilson Aparecido Vieira Junior

Aiming at assessing the performance of alternative methods to Penman-Monteith FAO56 for estimating the reference evapotranspiration (ETo) for Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, the methods temperature radiation, Hicks-Hess, Hargreaves-Samani (1982), Turc, Priestley-Taylor, Tanner-Pelton, Jensen-Haise, Makkink, modified Hargreaves, Stephens-Stewart, Abtew, global radiation, Ivanov, Lungeon, Hargreaves-Samani (1985), Benavides-Lopez, original Penman, Linacre, Blaney-Morin, Romanenko, Hargreaves (1974), McCloud, Camargo, Hamon, Kharrufa, McGuiness-Bordne, and Blaney-Criddle were compared to that standard method recommended by FAO. The estimations were correlated by linear regression and assessed by using the Person’s correlation coefficient (r), concordance index (d), and performance index (c) using a set of meteorological data of approximately 40 years. The methods modified Hargreaves, Stephens-Stewart, Abtew, global radiation, Ivanov, Lungeon, Hargreaves-Samani (1985), Benavides-Lopez, original Penman, and Linacre should be avoided, as they did not present excellent results. The methods McCloud, Camargo, Hamon, Kharrufa, McGuinness-Bordne, Blaney-Criddle, Hargreaves (1974), Romanenko, and Blaney-Morin were classified as very bad, not being recommended. In contrast, the methods temperature radiation, Hicks-Hess, Hargreaves-Samani (1982), Turc, Priestley-Taylor, Tenner-Pelton, Jensen-Haise, and Makkink presented excellent performance indices and can be applied in the study region.


2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4Supl1) ◽  
pp. 2363
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Dlugosz da Silva ◽  
Marcelo Augusto de Aguiar e Silva ◽  
Marcelo Giovanetti Canteri ◽  
Juliandra Rodrigues Rosisca ◽  
Nilson Aparecido Vieira Junior

Aiming at assessing the performance of alternative methods to Penman-Monteith FAO56 for estimating the reference evapotranspiration (ETo) for Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, the methods temperature radiation, Hicks-Hess, Hargreaves-Samani (1982), Turc, Priestley-Taylor, Tanner-Pelton, Jensen-Haise, Makkink, modified Hargreaves, Stephens-Stewart, Abtew, global radiation, Ivanov, Lungeon, Hargreaves-Samani (1985), Benavides-Lopez, original Penman, Linacre, Blaney-Morin, Romanenko, Hargreaves (1974), McCloud, Camargo, Hamon, Kharrufa, McGuiness-Bordne, and Blaney-Criddle were compared to that standard method recommended by FAO. The estimations were correlated by linear regression and assessed by using the Person’s correlation coefficient (r), concordance index (d), and performance index (c) using a set of meteorological data of approximately 40 years. The methods modified Hargreaves, Stephens-Stewart, Abtew, global radiation, Ivanov, Lungeon, Hargreaves-Samani (1985), Benavides-Lopez, original Penman, and Linacre should be avoided, as they did not present excellent results. The methods McCloud, Camargo, Hamon, Kharrufa, McGuinness-Bordne, Blaney-Criddle, Hargreaves (1974), Romanenko, and Blaney-Morin were classified as very bad, not being recommended. In contrast, the methods temperature radiation, Hicks-Hess, Hargreaves-Samani (1982), Turc, Priestley-Taylor, Tenner-Pelton, Jensen-Haise, and Makkink presented excellent performance indices and can be applied in the study region.


DYNA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 88 (216) ◽  
pp. 176-183
Author(s):  
Iug Lopes ◽  
Miguel Julio Machado Guimarães ◽  
Juliana Maria Medrado de Melo ◽  
Ceres Duarte Guedes Cabral de Almeida ◽  
Breno Lopes ◽  
...  

The objective was to perform a comparative study of the meteorological elements data that most cause changes in the reference Evapotranspiration (ETo, mm) and its own value, of automatic weather stations AWS and conventional weather stations CWS of the Sertão and Agreste regions of Pernambuco State. The ETo was calculated on a daily scale using the standard method proposed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Penman-Monteith (FAO-56). The ETo information obtained from AWS data can be used to update the weather database of stations, since there is a good relationship between the ETo data obtained from CWS and AWS, statistically determined by the Willmott's concordance index (d > 0.7). The observed variations in the weather elements: air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and global solar radiation have not caused significant changes in the ETo calculation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. e42475
Author(s):  
Vivian Dielly da Silva Farias ◽  
Deborah Luciany Pires Costa ◽  
Joao Vitor de Novoa Pinto ◽  
Paulo Jorge Oliveira Ponte de Souza ◽  
Everaldo Barreiro de Souza ◽  
...  

The use of empirical agrometeorological models that can be adjusted to the climatic conditions of different regions has become increasingly necessary to improve water management in grain-producing municipalities. The aim of this work is to examine the correlation between various reference evapotranspiration (ETo) estimation methods and the standard FAO 56 Penman-Monteith method, as well as to determine correction factors, when necessary, for crop-producing municipalities in the northeast of Pará, during both the rainy and dry seasons. We compared simpler methods of ETo estimation to the FAO 56 Penman-Monteith method. For this purpose, meteorological data from Tracuateua, Bragança, Capitão Poço and Castanhal, provided by the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), were used. The calibration of equations was performed through linear regression. The accuracy of different estimation methods was examined. The Turc, FAO 24 Blaney-Criddle and regression methods presented the best results for all statistical criteria; the Priestley-Taylor, Makkink and FAO 24 Radiation methods presented excellent results after calibration. The methods of Camargo and Hargreaves-Samani produced the worst results for all the criteria.


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