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Webinar Fao56 150222 6
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Columbia
Missouri
Klamath
Truckee-
Carson
Central Valley
We followed recommendations in
FAO-56
Irrigaton Water Requirements for State of Nevada
Standardized Reference ET
Cn
0.408 (R n − G ) + u 2 (e s − e a )
T + 273
ETref =
+ (1 + Cd u 2 )
(FAO-56 PM ETo )
Calculation Time Step Short Reference, Tall Reference, Units for ETo, Units for Rn, G
ETo ETr ETr
Cn Cd Cn Cd
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Timesteps
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Irrigation Events for estimating evaporation
from soil
irrigation method
◼ Irrigation events were simulated for each crop and
location
◼ Dual Kcb + Ke method used to estimate Ke
K c act = (K s K cb + K e ) ( and ETc act = K c act ETr )
Spring Grain
Kc
Winter Wheat
Kc
Wetting events from Snow, Rain and Irrigation
Snow Cover
Spring Grain (ETr is very low)
ETc
Winter Wheat
Ashton
ETc
Some growth during winter ‘Basal’ Kcb curve
for Winter Wheat
Evaporation from Soil
Grass Hay
Field Corn
CGDD creates some similarity in the Kcb shape
similar shapes during development vs. NCGDD
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
Cum. GDD since planting, normalized
25
400
350
300
250
Days
200
150
100
50
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
Elevation
140
120
100
80
Days
60
40
20
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
Elevation
250
200
150
Days
100
50
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
Elevation
K radiation_ term _ w int er =
rs
+ 1 +
ra
Kradiation_term_winter parameter changed with time of year
Desert Vegetation
(from METRIC Satellite-based ET Estimates)
(Used as upper limit before imposition of soil water stress)
0.8
0.7
0.6
Potential Kcbr
Sagebrush
0.5 Cheatgrass
0.4 Bunch Grass
Bromegrass
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Percent Greenup to End of Season
Reality Check: Annual ET vs. Precipitation
350 Potential
300
Recharge
Annual ET, mm
250
200
150
100
50
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Annual Precipitation, mm
ETIdaho
website
where data
can be
downloaded
by the
public
All computed data and report are available
From the University of Idaho website:
http://www.kimberly.uidaho.edu/ETIdaho
10
8
6
4
2
Full cover alfalfa - Data from Dr. J.L. Wright
0
100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300
Day of Year
Kc’s for NonAg
Cottonwood, Willow, Russian Olive
(from METRIC Satellite Estimates)
(Used as upper limit before imposition of
soil water stress)
250
(ETrF = Fraction of ETref = Kc)
1
0.9
200
0.8
ET (mm/mo.)
0.7
150 0.6
ETrF
0.5
100 0.4
0.3
50 0.2
0.1
0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Month Month
Cottonwood Saltcedar R.Olive Willow Cottonwood Saltcedar R.Olive Willow
Growing Season ET, mm
Al
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200
400
600
800
1000
1200
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Seasonal ET - Twin Falls - Periods of Record
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On
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Comparison with Kc from METRIC and AgriMet
1.0
0.8
Mean Kc
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1/1/2000 3/2/2000 5/2/2000 7/2/2000 9/1/2000 11/1/200 1/1/2001
0
Month
Three classes:
Small shallow ponds, Kc = 0.70
Shallow lakes and rivers, Kc = 0.60
Deep lakes and reservoirs,
full aerodynamic approach using Tmean
from Allen and Tasumi 2005
Evaporation from Water
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Month
ETrF from Am.Falls study 2004Aerodynamic ETrF from Tmean
Evaporation from Water
(
Thornton-Running: Rs = Rso 1 − 0.9 exp − B(Tmax − Tmin )
1 .5
)
B = 0.023 + 0.1 exp(− 0.2 Tmonth )
Aberdeen 1992-2004
35.0 Aberdeen 1992-2004
30.0 35.0
30.0
Radiation, MJ/m2/d
25.0 25.0
Radiation, MJm2/d
20.0 20.0
15.0
15.0 10.0
10.0 5.0
0.0
5.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Month
0.0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Rs, Agrimet Rs, Hargreaves Rs-Thornton-Running-arid
Rs, Hargreaves Thornton-Running-arid 1:1
15
10
Temperature, C
-5
-10
75 125 175 225 275
Day of Year, 1969-1971
Daily Minimum Air Temperature
Mean Tmin-Tdew at Agrimet Stations Mean NWS Tmin - Tdew at Agrimet Stations
Tmin-Tdew, C
Parma Parma
0 0Picabo Picabo
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rexburg Rexburg
Rupert Rupert
-2 -2
Twin Falls Twin Falls
Month Mean Month Mean
-4 -4final curve final curve
-6 -6
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
-2 -1.5 0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1 -1 -2
ET is estimated for wintertime
S
t
age
1an
dS
ta
ge
2Dr
yi
ng
E
=K
seE
T
o
(
1-K
c)
bE
To
-
1 T
E
W=
To
t
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5
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m
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D
r
yi
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r
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R
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W T
EW T
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W~1
0
to
35
mm
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pt
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W a
t
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va
po
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at
ed,m
m
Wright’s winter-time Kc - Kimberly
Wright - Kimberly - Grassed Lysimeter
Wright - Kimberly - Bare Lysimeter
ASCE PM ET r basis
ASCE PM ET r basis
0.8 1.0
0.7 0.9
.
Crop Coefficient .
1985-86
0.6 0.8 1985-86 disked alfalfa
1986-87
Crop Coefficient
0.7 1986-87 winter wheat
0.5 1987-88
0.6 1987-88 disked stubble
0.4 1988-89
0.5 1988-89 disked soil
0.3 1989-90 0.4 1989-90 disked soil
1990-91 0.3 1990-91 alfalfa
0.2
mean 0.2 Mean
.
0.1 0.1
.
0.0 0.0
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Cottonwoods
Willows
Winter
CE u ( qw − qa )
Open, deep water (Aerodynamic Calculation) E=
86400
Summer
Winter
1942 1943
Sagebrush
Evapotranspiration Summer
Cheatgrass Winter
Sagebrush
Comparison with Satellite-based
Energy Balance (METRIC)
Seasonal ET in the Magic Valley - 2000
1400
1200
~Growing Season ET, mm
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Alfalfa Dry Beans Sugar Corn Potato- Potato- Sp. Grain Winter
Beets early late Grain*
METRIC Magic Valley 2000
Allen-Robison (2006) - Twin Falls
Allen-Robison (2006) - Jerome
Agrimet - Twin Falls - 2000**
Allen-Robison (2006) -Twin Falls - Mar-July 2000
Allen-Robison (2006) - Twin Falls Agrimet 2000
Trends in annual computed ETr
Oakley, Idaho – small town surrounded by
irrigated area since 1910 and with growing
trees that may have cooled temperatures
at the NWS station
Trends in annual computed ETr
Idaho Falls – sizable city surrounded by
irrigated area since 1870 and with growing
trees that may have cooled temperatures
at the NWS station
Comparison of Agrimet Kc with METRIC (satellite) -- south-central Idaho
Sugar Beets Potatoes
Twin Falls, ID 2000 Agrimet Kc’s
Twin are ID
Falls, based
2000on
Wright (1981) (lysimeter)
1.2 1.0
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.8 0.7
Mean Kc
Mean Kc
0.6
0.6 0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2 0.2
0.1
0.0 0.0
1/1/2000 3/2/2000 5/2/2000 7/2/2000 9/1/2000 11/1/2000 1/1/2001
Little need to adjust Kc 1/1/2000 3/2/2000 5/2/2000 7/2/2000 9/1/2000 11/1/2000 1/1/2001
Month Month
Agrimet for 2000 METRIC for 2000
Mean Kc 0.6
0.6 0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2 0.2
Little need to adjust Kc 0.1
0.0 0.0
1/1/2000 3/2/2000 5/2/2000 7/2/2000 9/1/2000 11/1/2000 1/1/2001 1/1/2000 3/2/2000 5/2/2000 7/2/2000 9/1/2000 11/1/200 1/1/2001
Month 0
Month
Agrimet for 2000 METRIC for 2000 Agrimet for 2000 METRIC for 2000
Comparison with Kc from METRIC and AgriMet
1.0
0.8
Mean Kc
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1/1/2000 3/2/2000 5/2/2000 7/2/2000 9/1/2000 11/1/200 1/1/2001
0
Month
Dry Beans
Twin Falls, ID 2000
1.2
1.0
0.8
Mean Kc
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1/1/2000 3/2/2000 5/2/2000 7/2/2000 9/1/2000 11/1/200 1/1/2001
0
Month