Desempenho de Diferentes Métodos de Estimativa da Evapotranspiração de Referência para Fernando de Noronha

A study evaluating the performance of different methods for estimating reference evapotranspiration (ETo) in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, found that the Hargreaves method was the most reliable and consistent for daily estimates. The research compared several methods against the standard FAO-Penman-Monteith approach, assessing accuracy using correlation coefficients, mean squared error, index of agreement, and coefficient of performance. While the Hargreaves & Samani (1985) and Camargo (1971) methods performed poorly, the Jesen-Haise (1963) and Priestley-Taylor (1972) methods showed average performance for daily estimates. Notably, the Priestley-Taylor and Hargreaves methods were deemed suitable for estimating accumulated ETo over ten-day periods. This study highlights the importance of accurate evapotranspiration estimation in water management and biodiversity conservation, particularly in semiarid climates like those found in Fernando de Noronha.

Silva, J. R. L. d., Montenegro, A. A. D. A., Santos, T. E. M. d., & Santos, E. S. d. (2014). DESEMPENHO DE DIFERENTES MÉTODOS DE ESTIMATIVA DA EVAPOTRANSPIRAÇÃO DE REFERÊNCIA PARA FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Irriga, 19(3), 390. https://doi.org/10.15809/irriga.2014v19n3p390