Evapotranspiration Based on FAO Penman-Monteith Equation


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Documentation for package ‘FAO56’ version 1.0

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FAO56-package A package for computing the crop evapotranspiration and evapotranspiration rate from the reference surface by FAO Penman-Monteith equation
AtmPres Atmospheric Pressure (P)
CSSRad Clear-Sky Solar Radiation (R_so)
DD2Rad Degree to Radian Converter
DH Daylight Hours (N)
EarSunDis Inverse Earth-Sun Distance (d_r)
EffPrec Effective Monthly Precipitation (P_eff)
ETo_FPM FAO Penman-Monteith Reference Evapotranspiration (ETo) Equation
ETo_Hrg Hargreaves Reference Evapotranspiration (ETo) Equation
ETo_Pan Evapotranspiration based on Pan Evaporation Method
ET_c Crop Evapotranspiration (ET_c)
ExRad Extraterrestrial Radiation for Daily Periods (R_a)
JulDate Julian Date
Kc_Cereals Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Cereals
Kc_Fibre_Crops Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Fibre Crops
Kc_Forages Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Forages
Kc_Fruit_Trees Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Fruit Trees
Kc_Grapes_and_Berries Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Grapes and Berries
Kc_Legumes Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Legumes
Kc_Oil_Crops Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Oil Crops
KC_Perennial_Vegetables Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Perennial Vegetables
Kc_Roots_and_Tubers Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Roots and Tubers
Kc_Small_Vegetables Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Small Vegetables
Kc_Special Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Special Areas
Kc_Sugar_Cane Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Sugar Cane
Kc_Tropical_Fruits_and_Trees Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Tropical Fruits and Trees
Kc_Vegetables_Cucumber_Family Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Cucumber Family Vegetables
Kc_Vegetables_Solanum_Family Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Solanum Family Vegetables
Kc_Wetlands_Temperate_Climate Crop Coefficients (Kc) of Wetlands Temperate Climate
MeanRH Mean Relative Humidity (RH_mean)
MeanTemp Mean Daily Air Temperature (T_mean)
MSVP Mean Saturation Vapour Pressure (e_s)
NLRad Net Longwave Radiation (R_nl)
NRad Net Radiation (R_n)
NSRad Net Shortwave Radiation (R_ns)
PanCoef Pan Coefficient (K_p)
PsyCon Psychrometric Constant (gamma)
RelHum Relative Humidity (RH)
SatVP Saturation Vapour Pressure at a specific Air Temperature (e0T)
SlpSVPC Slope of Saturation Vapour Pressure Curve (Delta)
SolDec Solar Declination (delta)
SolRad Solar Radiation (R_s)
SunHA Sunset Hour Angel (omega_s)
WndSp2m Wind Speed at the height 2 m Above Ground Surface