Evapotranspiration

Thornthwaite Mather method

Step 1. Calculate the monthly heat index (i): $i=\left({\frac {T}{5}}\right)^{1.514}$ where: T = mean monthly temperature.

Step 2. Calculate the annual heat index (I): $I=\sum _{i=1}^{12}i$

Step 3. Calculate an uncorrected Potential Evapotranspiration (PET_uncorrected): $PET_{uncorrected}=1.6\cdot \left({\frac {10\cdot T}{I}}\right)^{\alpha }$

where: α = 6.75 x 10^-7 I³ - 7.71 x 10^-5 I²+ 0.0179 I + 0.49

The quantity of water transpired (given off). Retained in plant tissues, and evaporated from plant tissues and surrounding soil surfaces. Quantitatively it is usually expressed in terms of depth of water per unit area during a specified period. e.g. mm/day

The combined loss of water to the atmosphere from land and water surfaces by evaporation and from plants by transpiration.