Evaporation and Evapotranspiration: Measurements and Estimations

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The book is a thorough presentation of theoretical and applied aspects of the evaporation and evapotranspiration process supported by data from experimental studies. It is written in a way that the theoretical background of evaporation and evapotranspiration estimation is presented in a simplified manner, comprehensive to most technical readers. The book deals with details of meteorological parameters and monitoring sensors which are needed for estimating evaporation and evapotranspiration. Errors in meteorological parameter measurements are also presented. Estimation errors, strengths, weaknesses and applicability of a wide range of evaporation and evapotranspiration estimation methods are presented along with samples of application to a certain region. Application of newer simpler methods is presented. A new technology, remote sensing application to evaporation and evapotranspiration estimation, is presented. The latest interest in the subject, climate change and evapotranspiration is presented in the last chapter. This book will be beneficial to students, hydrologists, engineers, meteorologists, water managers and others.

Author(s): Wossenu Abtew, Assefa Melesse (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2013

Language: English
Pages: 206
Tags: Hydrogeology; Meteorology/Climatology; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Climate Change

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Meteorological Parameter Monitoring and Data Quality....Pages 5-27
Evaporation and Evapotranspiration Measurement....Pages 29-42
Energy Requirements of Dew Evaporation....Pages 43-51
Vapor Pressure Calculation Methods....Pages 53-62
Evaporation and Evapotranspiration Estimation Methods....Pages 63-91
Wetland Evapotranspiration....Pages 93-108
Lake Evaporation....Pages 109-132
Reference and Crop Evapotranspiration....Pages 133-140
Spatially Distributed Surface Energy Flux Modeling....Pages 141-159
Crop Yield Estimation Using Remote Sensing and Surface Energy Flux Model....Pages 161-175
Wetland Restoration Assessment Using Remote Sensing- and Surface Energy Budget-Based Evapotranspiration....Pages 177-195
Climate Change and Evapotranspiration....Pages 197-202
Back Matter....Pages 203-206