Scientists select the best potential evapotranspiration model for river basins in China
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 08:00
in Earth & Climate
Potential evapotranspiration (PET), the amount of evaporation that would occur under certain meteorological conditions with a sufficient water supply, plays an important role in both energy and hydrological cycles at the land surface. It is usually calculated using empirical models based on surface meteorological variables, such as temperature, radiation and wind speed.