Observed evaporation by Piché's evaporimeter

Begin: June, 1964

End: May, 2011

  • 1960 Piché's evaporimeters
    1960 - 2 stations
  • 1970 Piché's evaporimeters
    1970 - 80 stations
  • 1980 Piché's evaporimeters
    1980 - 169 stations
  • 1990 Piché's evaporimeters
    1990 - 173 stations
  • 2000 Piché's evaporimeters
    2000 - 56 stations
  • 2010 Piché's evaporimeters
    2010 - 22 stations

Observed evaporation by Pan Evaporation

Begin: January, 1970

End: September, 2011

  • 1910 Pan evaporation
    1910 - 20 stations
  • 1920 Pan evaporation
    1920 - 47 stations
  • 1930 Pan evaporation
    1930 - 66 stations
  • 1940 Pan evaporation
    1940 - 69 stations
  • 1950 Pan evaporation
    1950 - 78 stations
  • 1960 Pan evaporation
    1960 - 349 stations
  • 1970 Pan evaporation
    1970 - 441 stations
  • 1980 Pan evaporation
    1980 - 219 stations
  • 1990 Pan evaporation
    1990 - 218 stations
  • 2000 Pan evaporation
    2000 - 112 stations
  • 2010 Pan evaporation
    2010 - 35 stations

Observed potential evapotranspiration by Penman-Monteith method using data from surface stations

Begin: January, 1970

End: October, 2011

  • 1970 Penman-Monteith potential observed evapotranspiration
    1970 - 595 stations
  • 1980 Penman-Monteith potential observed evapotranspiration
    1980 - 252 stations
  • 1990 Penman-Monteith potential observed evapotranspiration
    1990 - 1221 stations
  • 2000 Penman-Monteith potential observed evapotranspiration
    2000 - 878 stations
  • 2010 Penman-Monteith potential observed evapotranspiration
    2010 - 1036 stations

Reference evapotranspiration estimated by the Penman-Monteith method using data from surface stations

Begin: January, 2009

End: August, 2011

  • Penman-Monteith estimated reference evapotranspiration
    70 stations

Potential evapotranspiration estimated by the Thornthwaite method using data from surface stations

Begin: January, 1910

End: October, 2011

  • 1910 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    1910 - 37 stations
  • 1920 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    1920 - 60 stations
  • 1930 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    1930 - 79 stations
  • 1940 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    1940 - 93 stations
  • 1950 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    1950 - 111 stations
  • 1960 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    1960 - 467 stations
  • 1970 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    1970 - 743 stations
  • 1980 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    1980 - 621 stations
  • 1990 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    1990 - 602 stations
  • 2000 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    2000 - 1316 stations
  • 2010 potential evapotranspiration by Thornthwaite method
    2010 - 1355 stations

Evapotranspiration observed by flux towers

Tower 1

Begin: July, 2003

End: July, 2004

Tower 2

Begin: December, 2008

End: April, 2004

  • Towers 1 and 2
    Towers 1 and 2