Changes in Climate and Potential Evapotranspiration Across a Large Irrigated Area in Idaho

Burman, R.D. and Wright, J.L. and Jensen, M.E. (1975) Changes in Climate and Potential Evapotranspiration Across a Large Irrigated Area in Idaho. Transaction of the ASAE. 18(6):1089-1093.

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Abstract

Ground level climatic measurements
were taken along a 50
km transect going from dry sagebrush
land into the center of a large
irrigated area in southern Idaho.
Measurements in May, when the
desert area was dry, indicated
that climatic changes across the
transect were minimal. In August,
when the desert was obviously very
dry, air temperatures decreased,
vapor pressure increased, and
windspeed was reduced about
40 percent within the irrigated
area. The results demonstrate
that any weather service agency or
group must consider the distance
from dry surroundings when selecting
sites that are to be representative of
climatic conditions over irrigated
fields.

Item Type:	Article
NWISRL Publication Number:	0338
Subjects:	Water > Evapotranspiration Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:51
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2017 20:43
Item ID:	295
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/295