Seasonal and Diurnal Variations in the Priestley–Taylor Coefficient for a Large Ephemeral Lake

The Priestley−Taylor equation (PTE) is widely used with its sole parameter (α) set as 1.26 for estimating the evapotranspiration (ET) of water bodies. However, variations in α may be large for ephemeral lakes. Poyang Lake, which is the largest freshwater lake in China, is...

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Main Authors: Guojing Gan, Yuanbo Liu, Xin Pan, Xiaosong Zhao, Mei Li, Shigang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/3/849