ET Workshop: Using the Best Science to Estimate Consumptive Use - CoAgMET
March 12th, 2010
Historical evolution of ET estimation methods
Marvin Jensen, ARS/CSU retired
Download: PDF Powerpoint
Software for consumptive use calculations — IDS CU and State CU
Luis Garcia, CSU and Ray Alvarado, CDWR
Garcia: PDF Powerpoint
Alvarado: PDF Powerpoint
CDWR view of ET calculation methods
Dick Wolfe, State Engineer with CDWR
Unavailable
Colorado weather data for Penman-Monteith ET calculations — CoAgMet and Northern Water weather networks
Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State Climatologist and Mark Crookston, NCWCD
Doesken: PDF Powerpoint
Crookston: PDF Powerpoint
Calibration of historical crop ET estimates
Thomas Ley, CDWR and Ivan A. Walter, Ivan's Engineering
Ley: PDF Powerpoint
Walter: PDF Powerpoint
Additional Resources
Marvin Jensen
Historical ET Estimating Methods
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Evaporation from Water Surfaces
Download: PDF
Ivan Walter
Coagmet QC and ET calculations
Instructions: PDF
ETRETO_File Folder
ETRETOH 2.exe COEFHGRV.dat XXX.etr XXXT&P.prn
HGRV_COEF Folder
Colcrbte.exe XXX COAG Rgsn.xls XXXEtr.out XXXEtrData.prn
Text Data Folder
The Colorado Agricultural Meteorological Network (CoAgMet) and Crop ET Reports, Irrigation Crop Series, no 4.723, October, 2009
Allan Andales, Troy Bauder and Nolan Doesken
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