Evapotranspiration

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Publications

Step by Step Calculation of the Penman-Monteith Evapotranspiration (FAO-56 Method)

Lincoln Zotarelli, Michael D. Dukes, Consuelo C. Romero, Kati W. Migliaccio, Kelly T. Morgan

Provides a step-by-step calculation of the reference evapotranspiration (FAO-56 method) for a given location from the available weather data. Includes references.

Evapotranspiration: Potential or Reference?

Suat Irmak and Dorota Z. Haman

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Smart Irrigation Controllers: Operation of Evapotranspiration-Based Controllers

Michael D. Dukes, Mary L. Shedd, and Stacia L. Davis

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for General Public and Commercial audience(s).

Measuring the Sprinkler Irrigation Requirement of Container-Grown Nursery Plants

Jeff Million and Tom Yeager

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Net Irrigation Requirements for Florida Turfgrass Lawns: Part 2 — Reference Evapotranspiration Calculation

Consuelo C. Romero, Bernard Cardenas, and Michael D. Dukes

This Net Irrigation Requirements for Florida Turfgrass Lawns series explains the process of estimating net irrigation requirements for Florida turfgrasses. The process used here gives a long-term (30-year) historical analysis of turfgrass monthly net irrigation requirements. This article shows the calculation of evapotranspiration for selected sites throughout the state (plus one in Alabama, to cover the west side of the Florida Panhandle). Written by Consuelo C. Romero, Bernard Cardenas, and Michael D. Dukes, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, revised August 2024.