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Daily evaporation rates computed using five methods at the LZ40 platform in Lake Okeechobee, Florida, December 2012 to December 2016

May 14, 2024

Daily evaporation rates were calculated at the open-water LZ40-platform in the interior of Lake Okeechobee, Florida, from December 1, 2012 through December 31, 2016 using five methods (Shoemaker et al., 2024); specifically, the Penman, Priestly-Taylor, Mass-Transfer, Simple, and Turc equations. Bowen-ratio energy-budget derived daily evaporation rates calculated from micro-meteorological data at the LZ40 site (Wacker, 2020) are considered a standard by which to evaluate the five alternative evaporation methods. Parameterization of each of method and comparison of evaporation using each of the five methods to the Bowen ratio estimates are published by Shoemaker and others (2024).

Publication Year 2024
Title Daily evaporation rates computed using five methods at the LZ40 platform in Lake Okeechobee, Florida, December 2012 to December 2016
DOI 10.5066/P9XDE78Y
Authors W. Barclay Shoemaker, Brian J Weber, Andre Daniels
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center - Tampa, FL Office
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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