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Some Aspects of the Relationship of Soil, Plant, and Meteorological Factors to Evapotranspiration
Author(s) -
Lemon E. R.,
Glaser A. H.,
Satterwhite L. E.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1957.03615995002100050002x
Subject(s) - evapotranspiration , environmental science , water content , wind speed , humidity , air temperature , hydrology (agriculture) , moisture , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , geology , geography , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
Evapotranspiration is a function of soil, plant, and meteorological factors. Attempts to predict evapotranspiration without considering all pertinent factors can meet with only qualified success. It is found that evapotranspiration is controlled by: soil moisture tension, physiological factors, the relation of soil moisture of an irrigated area to that of its surroundings as well as purely meteorological factors of radiation, wind, air temperature, and humidity. Examples are given of the effects of these factors on measured evapotranspiration.