Distribution and Trends in Reference Evapotranspiration in the North China Plain
Distribution and Trends in Reference Evapotranspiration in the North China Plain
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10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000175
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2010-04
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Zhenwei Song;Hailin Zhang;R. Snyder;F. Anderson;F. Chen
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Zhenwei Song;Hailin Zhang;R. Snyder;F. Anderson;F. Chen
The distribution and trends in reference evapotranspiration ( ETo ) are extremely important to water resources planning for agriculture, and it is widely believed that rates of ETo will increase with global warming. This is a big concern in China, where water deficits are common in the North China Plain (NCP). In this study, Penman-Monteith reference evapotranspiration at 26 meteorological stations during 1961–2006 in and around the NCP was calculated. The temporal variations and spatial distribution of ETo were analyzed and the causes for the variations were discussed. The results showed that: (1) the NCP was divided into two climatic regions based on aridity values: a semiarid region that accounts for 69% of the area and subhumid regions that made of the remaining area; (2) over the entire NCP, the highest annual ETo occurred in the central and western areas and the lowest total ETo was observed in the east. Comparing the mean monthly ETo and annual ETo distributions, the high ETo values from May throug...