Potential evapotranspiration (ET p) and reference crop evapotranspiration (ET o) differ in
their developments, concepts, equations and application fields, however, many researchers …

In a globally warming climate, observed rates of atmospheric evaporative demand have
declined over recent decades. Several recent studies have shown that declining rates of …

Accurate estimation of reference evapotranspiration (ET 0) is of great importance for the
regional water resources planning and irrigation scheduling design. The FAO-56 Penman …

Land surface evapotranspiration (ET) is a central component of the Earth's global energy
balance and water cycle. Understanding ET is important in quantifying the impacts of human …

Vegetation, being a core component of ecosystems, is known to be influenced by natural
and anthropogenic factors. Studying vegetation cover dynamics variation and its drivers is …

The unprecedented built-up area expansion in China has resulted in a significant
occupation of cropland. Yet, to date, we have not achieved continuous monitoring of the …

Temporal variations in reference evapotranspiration (ET0) and aridity index (AI) were
comprehensively investigated for 23 meteorological stations during 1955–2008 in the …

The analyses of the spatial and temporal trends of precipitation are pertinent for the future
development and sustainable management of water resources of a given region. Annual …

The drawdown trend of the water level in Urmia Lake poses a serious problem for
northwestern Iran which has had negative impacts on agriculture and industry. This research …

Global climate change has been an increasing challenge to agricultural ecosystems, which
will significantly affect the reference crop evapotranspiration (ET 0) and subsequently crop …