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Evapotranspiration: - The loss of water from the soil both by evaporation and by transpiration from the plants growing in the soil. [Environmental Protection Agency]
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FAST Crop Yield Forecast: Sorghum & millet West Africa 1 Aug 2008 - Aug 1, 2008 ReliefWeb (press release),...(2) Radiation and evapotranspiration data enter into a crop growth model, which simulates crop yield on a daily basis. (3) Distributed crop yield results
Average July rain brings varying relief to the area - Jul 31, 2008 Gainesville Sun,By Karen Voyles Here's a word you can toss into the water cooler chats today if the subject of weather comes up: evapotranspiration.
Soil Water Balance in a Warmer CO2-Enriched Netherlands - Jul 29, 2008 CO2 Science Magazine,Effects of rising atmospheric CO2 on evapotranspiration and soil moisture: A practical approach for the Netherlands. Journal of Hydrology 349: 257-267.
Gardening: Don’t be fooled by rain — water your lawn - Jul 30, 2008 Marco Eagle,The amount of water transferred into the atmosphere by evapotranspiration (ET) from turf surfaces is governed by a number of environmental factors.
Group honors student trio for hard work - Jul 17, 2008 MiamiHerald.com,Kisekka's studies involve the management of water on farms, specifically evapotranspiration sensors. Evapotranspiration sensors are devices that measure the
Volunteers Needed To Test Smart Watering System - Jul 8, 2008 KELOLAND TV,Instead, it'll be based on what's known as evapotranspiration, or ET, which is a measure of the amount of water that grass and plants are actually using.
Nueva School - Aug 1, 2008 Greenroofs.com,1) Thermal insulation and cooling through water loss by vegetation and evaporation (evapotranspiration): Agilewaves monitors the temperature, humidity and
Public can tap weather data from Watsonville - Jul 19, 2008 Register Pajaronian,Unlike many other weather stations, the CIMIS stations track evapotranspiration, or the loss of water to the atmosphere due to evaporation and transpiration
Wolfeboro Sewage Treatment System Worries Some - Jul 30, 2008 NHPR,...or was taken up by evapotranspiration, by the growth of the vegetation in the areas, but some of it was running off, and that’s where the violation was.
The Importance of Sustainable River and Wetland Restoration - Jul 30, 2008 E-Wire (press release),...infiltration of water into the soil and groundwater, and evapotranspiration of water taken up from the soil and transpired from plants.
Future threats to the Amazon rainforest - Jul 30, 2008 Mongabay.com...the forest's own rain-generating capacity is reduced — as much as half the moisture in some parts of the Amazon is recycled through evapotranspiration.
United Water Urges Water Conservation - Jul 29, 2008 TomRiver Times,ET is short for EvapoTranspiration and is the scientific method of determining how much water, if any, your lawn needs every three days.
environment blog - Jul 11, 2008 New Scientist (subscription),For example, leaf stomata are very critical for plant respiration and evapotranspiration. While a reduction in stomata numbers, and/ or enhanced closing of
Study: Kansas will pay for warming, stronger storms - Jul 25, 2008 Hays Daily News,As the earth heats there is an increase in evapotranspiration, leaving less water in the soil. "It seems to me the big issue with global warming for Kansas
State and Federal Agencies Blast Legacy Park Specifics - Jul 23, 2008 Malibu Surfside News,...the park property and that use of the property to dispose of stormwater via infiltration and evapotranspiration “will only make these conditions worse.
Oceans Death? Answer Should be Blowing in the Wind - Jul 21, 2008 Sail World,There is is a major benefit our high and rising CO2 delivers to droughty grasses who are losing less water via evapotranspiration, remaining green and
IN YOUR TOWN: TOMS RIVER - Jul 20, 2008 Asbury Park Press,To reduce outdoor water use, the company recommends customers use the EvapoTranspiration, or ET, lawn watering program, which relies on a scientific method
Water, plant, soil interactions studies underway - Jul 18, 2008 Reno Gazette Journal,...invasive species along the river, groundwater nutrient input and output, native plant varieties , and evapotranspiration and crop production functions.
Newsmen take shine to weather forecasting - Jul 16, 2008 Canada NewsWire (press release),To manage optimum soil moisture balance, the ET Manager uses site specific information, along with evapotranspiration (ET) data from the company's network
Ecological Society of America announces 2008 award recipients - Jul 14, 2008 Genetic Engineering News (press release),...between primary production and evapotranspiration, theories of habitat selection and, perhaps most importantly, the competitive speciation hypothesis.
Researchers test irrigation systems - Jul 10, 2008 N.C. State University Technician Online,One of the more "intelligent" systems involves evapotranspiration, by measuring the amount of water lost through transpiration and evaporation and
U of I Master Gardener: Is your tree 'sweating'? - Jul 9, 2008 IdahoStatesman.com,It’s called “evapotranspiration� with “evapo� being the key. The water taken up by the roots travels through the tree bringing nutrients with it.
Inland golf courses face challenges of water conservation - Jul 8, 2008 Press-Enterprise,...irrigation systems hooked up to high-tech, on-site weather stations that measure solar radiation, wind speed, humidity and the evapotranspiration rate.
Dry spring puts Tri-Cities back in severe drought range - Jul 8, 2008 Kingsport Times News,...“The ramifications of this outlook is that normal evapotranspiration is expected. This means drying out of the soils, and added stress on plants.
US Sugar Buyout May Not Help the Everglades - Jul 8, 2008 Common Dreams (press release),...to reservoirs) and because a marsh habitat would have to be kept hydrated, the evapotranspiration loss could easily be doubled�; and No Steady Supply.
Could the carbon market save the Amazon rainforest? - Nov 29, 2007 Mongabay.comIts extent is so great that the ecosystem fuels its own rainfall -- 25 to 50 percent of precipitation is recycled through evapotranspiration by tree -- and
UF research: Homeowners can cut irrigation without hurting lawns - Nov 13, 2007 University of Florida,On nine homes, graduate student Melissa Haley reset the irrigation controllers monthly to account for historical rainfall and rates of evapotranspiration.
Wetter Climates and Earlier Snowmelt Noted - Dec 1, 2007 Chief Engineer,The difference may be partly caused by increased evapotranspiration - water lost to the atmosphere through evaporation from water bodies and soil and
STATE OF THE IRRIGATION INDUSTRY: An Ever Fluid Industry - Nov 15, 2007 Lawn & Landscape,While a modest increase, contractors are turning to new irrigation practices, such as drip irrigation and evapotranspiration-based (ET) controllers to
Proposed rules aimed at maintaining flows - Dec 1, 2007 Pueblo Chieftain,Consumptive use is the amount needed to grow a crop with evapotranspiration. There are also nonconsumptive uses such as seepage or use of water by weeds or
Irrigation aid ends for season - Nov 3, 2007 Red Bluff Daily News,In light of the recent rains, this will be the last issue of Evapotranspiration data for the 2007 irrigation season. This was the 34th season of providing
Climate change to serve up higher fruit, vegetable costs - Nov 21, 2007 The Australian,Professor Quiggin said higher temperatures, due to climate change, in the Murray Darling basin had increased evapotranspiration and reduced river flows.
Science: How Climate Change Impacts Agriculture - Nov 19, 2007 Washington Post,...more runoff and therefore less infiltration) combined with increased evapotranspiration and increased irrigation will lead to groundwater depletion.
Blue Diamond workshops focus on water and mite management - Nov 24, 2007 Capital Press (subscription),...who advised growers to use probes, tensiometers, Markmark blocks and other devices to monitor stored water moisture and evapotranspiration.
Commission Continues Airing on La Paz Center - Nov 14, 2007 Malibu Surfside News,Commissioners were told the modeling used by the consultants for how much treated effluent could be discharged via evapotranspiration was not viable and
Raingardens Transform Site from Mean to Green - Nov 14, 2007 Scoop.co.nz,...the plants also remove a lot of the water and dissolved pollutants during dry weather by a natural process called ‘evapotranspiration’.
Investing in People - Nov 7, 2007 Golfdom,Regarding water, Miller said growth rate, evapotranspiration rate, length of growing season, soil type, grass type, rain, intensity of cultural practices
Shrinking glaciers affect park's wildlife - Nov 4, 2007 Billings Gazette,Higher temperatures and longer growing seasons also mean more evapotranspiration, and more new vegetation drinking up underground reservoirs.
Irrigation Association Adds Industry Development Director - Aug 23, 2007 Lawn & Landscape,Mecham also served on the American Society of Civil Engineers committee that developed the Standardized Penman-Monteith Reference Evapotranspiration
Editorial: Conservation Leaders - Jul 29, 2007 Dallas Morning News (subscription),...•Requiring all new irrigation systems after September 1 to have evapotranspiration (or ET) controllers. ET controllers are really an interesting development
Study shows trees regulate water usage - Aug 3, 2007 McCook Daily Gazette,NORTH PLATTE -- Preliminary results from an evapotranspiration study along the Platte River indicate that trees in riparian systems regulate water intake
Even in rainy weather, wineries a good summer bet - Aug 8, 2007 News 8 Austin,..."I have a weather station down in the vineyard, it's all computerized, I can track all types of data, I can tell you what ET rates, evapotranspiration,
SF Looks At High-Tech Water Saving Method - Aug 7, 2007 KELOLAND TV,But thanks to something called Evapotranspiration Irrigation, that could change. Erik Helland of Landscape Garden Centers says, "Basically you're watering
Alternative pavements ease urban-heat effect - Aug 3, 2007 Arizona Republic,As a result, trees grow faster and larger, providing more shade while increasing evapotranspiration. Another form of pervious pavement seen in the Valley by
Watering now odds and evens - Aug 16, 2007 Area News,...“Evapotranspiration has already risen six times since mid-winter and August can be a very dry and damaging month without rain.� delegate the release of
Rain Master Irrigates Largest “Green� Roof in California - Aug 16, 2007 Business Wire (press release),...overall consumption by accurately measuring weather conditions in order to determine the EvapoTranspiration experienced (ETo) over a 24-hour period,
Wider nitrogen pollution buffers better - Jul 30, 2007 Science Daily (press release)...full article Evaporation from plants -- Evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration. Evaporation accounts for the movement of
Surviving the season; a fruit growers guide - Aug 13, 2007 Country News,Based on evapotranspiration in the Goulburn Valley, trees use about 9.5 megalitres of water per hectare from October to February.
Temperate forests not a fix for global warming - Aug 10, 2007 Mongabay.comThe situation is different in the tropics where higher temperatures result in higher rates of evapotranspiration, the process by which forests release water
Forecast for the Weather Channel - sultry 24/7 - Aug 6, 2007 New York Daily News,Think Sigourney Weaver in "Working Girl" mixed with Doris Day, only with a knowledge of what "actual evapotranspiration" is. Temperature variation: Keeps
Fox on Your Block: Park Hill Party - Aug 2, 2007 My Fox Colorado.com,They perform what is called "evapotranspiration." Liquid in tree leaves is converted to vapor, which actually cools the air. Trees also reduce wind velocity
Winfield has history of flooding - Jul 31, 2007 Arkansas City Traveler,..."I know that plants such as corn can affect temperature and relative humidity in the local vicinity during their peak months of evapotranspiration," said
GETTING WISE ABOUT WATER - Aug 23, 2007 Asbury Park Press,The ET, or EvapoTranspiration, program uses science to help homeowners know how much water to put on their lawns every three days, according to a company
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