The Inappropriate Use of Crop Transpiration Coefficients (K<sub>c</sub>) to Estimate Evapotranspiration in Arid Ecosystems: A Review

Mata‐González, Ricardo; McLendon, Terry; W. Martin, David

doi:10.1080/15324980590951469

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The Inappropriate Use of Crop Transpiration Coefficients (Kc) to Estimate Evapotranspiration in Arid Ecosystems: A Review

Published in Arid Land Research and Management • Jul 1, 2005

Authors:

Ricardo Mata‐González

Terry McLendon

David W. Martin

Abstract

The transpiration coefficient (Kc) method estimates evapotranspiration as a proportion of the evapotranspiration of a reference crop growing in ideal conditions. This approach was designed for irrigated crops and assumes that plants are not subjected to resource limitations. Other assumptions are th...

Subject

Evapotranspiration

Transpiration

Arid

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