Comparison of Bowen-ratio, eddy-correlation, and weighing-lysimeter evapotranspiration for two sparse-canopy sites in eastern Washington

of the study sites Climate Vegetation Geology and soils Hydrology Methods of estimating evapotranspiration Instrumentation Energy-budgets and the Bowen-ratio method Eddy-correlation method Weighing lysimeters Results- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Energy budgets Comparison of weighing-lysimeter evapotranspiration at the grass and sage lysimeter sites Comparison of Bowen-ratio and weighing-lysimeter evapotranspiration Comparison of latent-heat fluxes from Bowen-ratio and fixed-sensor systems Comparison of evapotranspiration methods from March 24 to April 5, 1994 Comparison of latent-heat fluxes from identical Bowen-ratio instruments Water budgets .--Summaryand conclusions References cited FIGURES 1-2.Maps showing location of: 1. Arid Lands Ecology Reserve in Washington 2. Grass and sage lysimeter sites on Arid Lands Ecology Reserve 3-4.Schematics showing: 3. Evapotranspiration instrumentation setups 4. Energy budget in the canopy layer 5-11.Graphs of energy budget at the grass lysimeter site: 5.