Division: ASA Section: Climatology and Modeling

Title: Evapotranspiration Measurements and Modeling Oral (includes student competition)

Lead Community Sponsor: Evapotranspiration Measurement and Modeling Community
Cosponsor: SSSA Division: Soil Physics and Hydrology
Community Cosponsor: Biophysical Measurements and Sensors Community, Sensor-Based Water Management Community, Crop Irrigation Strategies and Management Community
Format: Oral Topical Session
Keywords: evapotranspiration measurements, evapotranspiration modeling, instruments and sensors and satellite-based modeling

Session Description: Evapotranspiration (ET) is an important component for the hydrological cycle and crop production. From a single leaf to a regional scale, crop ET estimates provide critical information for research, extension, and farming.  Common measurements include lysimeters, water balance, Penman-Monteith methods, meteorological gradient methods, sap flow and soil moisture sensing, and eddy covariance.  This session will focus not only on advances in ET measurements, but also advances in areas of crop and soil water process modeling, satellite-based modeling, land surface interaction, and decision support systems.