Peak Water Requirements of Crops in Southern Idaho

Wright, James L. and Jensen, Marvin E. (1972) Peak Water Requirements of Crops in Southern Idaho. Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division. 98(IR2):193-201.

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Abstract

Peak water requirements for crops in southern Idaho were determined from
frequency distributions of evapotranspiration rates for 1-day, 3-day, 7-day,
15-day, and 30-day averaging periods. Daily evapotranspiration for a well
watered reference crop (alfalfa), measured with a precision weighing lysimeter,
and meteorological data were used to verify the calculations of daily evapotranspiration.

Previously, peak water requirements for crops in southern
Idaho were determined from soil sampling data which represented averages
of 10-day to 20-day periods. The frequency analysis of daily evapotranspiration
(ET) presented in this paper provides the probable or expected peak water
requirements for irrigation intervals of 1 day to 30 days.

Item Type:	Article
NWISRL Publication Number:	0236
Subjects:	Mass Import - unclassified
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:51
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2017 23:17
Item ID:	227
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/227