PTpet: Priestley-Taylor potential evapotranspiration
Description
Returns potential evapotranspiration in m/day caculated with the Priestley-Taylor equation
Usage
PTpet(Rn, T_C, PTconstant = 1.26)
Arguments
Rn
Net daily radiation [kJ/m2/d]
T_C
Average daily temperature [C]
PTconstant
Priestley-Taylor constant, usually 1.26 [-]
References
Priestley and Taylor (1972). On the assessment of surface heat flux and evaporation using large-scale parameters.
Mon. Weath. Rev. 100: 81-92