pyfao56: FAO-56 evapotranspiration in Python
Kelly R. Thorp
Abstract
The pyfao56 software package is a Python-based implementation of (1) the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Standardized Reference Evapotranspiration Equation and (2) the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 56 (FAO-56) dual crop coefficient methodology. The software was initially developed to support crop water use estimation and irrigation scheduling for field research at the Maricopa Agricultural Center in Arizona. Recent efforts to generalize and modularize the software design have increased its applicability and relevance for broader scientific studies on crop evapotranspiration and irrigation management worldwide.
Topics & Concepts
EvapotranspirationPython (programming language)IrrigationIrrigation schedulingCrop coefficientSoftwareWater resource managementAgricultureAgricultural engineeringComputer scienceIrrigation managementDrainageHydrology (agriculture)Environmental scienceGeographyEngineeringOperating systemAgronomyArchaeologyBiologyGeotechnical engineeringEcologyPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing