Water deficit and water surplus maps for Brazil, based on FAO Penman-Monteith potential evapotranspiration

Water deficit and water surplus maps for Brazil, based on FAO Penman-Monteith potential evapotranspiration

The climatological water balance (CWB) proposed by Thornthwaite and Mather (1957) is a useful tool for agricultural planning. This method requires the soil water holding capacity (SWHC), rainfall (R) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) data as input. Among the methods used to estimate PET, the on...

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Main Authors: Ronalton Evandro Machado, Dayana Lardo dos Santos, Paulo Cesar Sentelhas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2008-12-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
Subjects:
climatological water balance
agricultural planning
irrigation projects
Online Access:http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/155

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