Abstract: The behavior of the Priestley-Taylor parameter α is investigated using a simplified atmospheric boundary-layer model coupled to the Penman-Monteith equation. It is found that under conditions typical for a sunny summer day ...

Abstract: Using heuristic arguments, Businger presented a derivation of the so-called Dyer?Businger formulas for nondimensional wind and temperature profiles. In this note it is shown that by slightly changing this ?derivation,? ...

Abstract: By combining the empirical model of Priestley and Taylor (1972) and the well-known Penman equation, a simple expression is obtained for evaporation from a shallow lake. This model is tested for a large lake in the Netherlands ...

Abstract: A comparison is made between two methods for determining the surface fluxes of sensible and latent heat during daytime. The first method, known as the Penman-Monteith approach, incorporates a more complete description of ...

Abstract: Ice covers have an important influence on the hydrology of surface waters. The growth of ice layer on stationary waters, such as lakes or canals, depends primarily on meteorological parameters like temperature and humidity ...

Abstract: In this paper a semiempirical scheme is proposed which relates the nocturnal surface fluxes of sensible heat, latent heat, and momentum to routine weather data. The main components of the surface radiation and energy balance ...

Abstract: The applicability of the model of Priestley and Taylor (1972) for evaporation of saturated surfaces is examined for the former Lake Flevo (The Netherlands). This lake had an area of about 460 km2 and an average depth of 3 ...

Abstract: Several authors have determined the sensitivity of transpiration to different environmental parameters using the Penman-Monteith equation. In their studies the interaction between transpiration and, for example, the humidity ...

Abstract: A simple satellite-based algorithm for estimating actual evaporation based on Makkink?s equation is applied to a seasonal cycle in 2002 at three test sites in Ghana, West Africa: at a location in the humid tropical southern ...

Abstract: The large-aperture scintillometer (LAS) is by now a generally accepted device for routinely obtaining the area-averaged sensible heat flux, H, on a scale of up to 10 km. It is an optical instrument that consists of a ...