Evapotranspiration (ET) is the process that transfers water from land surface to the atmosphere as evaporation (or sublimation when below freezing) from open water, soil, and plant canopies and as transpiration by plants. ET is measured by scientists for many different reasons. Hydrologists from the Nevada Water Scientist Center (NVWSC) typically measure ET to help quantify water budgets. Developing accurate water budgets for a basin or region improves our understanding of groundwater flow systems. ET rates have been measured by USGS hydrologists in Nevada since the early 1960’s.
The NVWSC ET web site is a work in progress. The purpose of the web site is to consolidate information about completed and ongoing ET studies. The overview map shows locations where ET rates have been measured. Click on a diamond for information about the site. Click on the “More info” link to go to a page with information about the site, data plots, photos, and a link to retrieve data from the National Water Information System (NWIS). Note: NWIS archived data are available only for studies completed after 2006.
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Evapotranspiration and evaporation data produced by Nevada Water Science Center scientists.
Evapotranspiration and evaporation publications produced by Nevada Water Science Center scientists.
Estimates of ground-water discharge as determined from measurements of evapotranspiration, Ash Meadows area, Nye County, Nevada
Estimated ground-water discharge by evapotranspiration, Ash Meadows area, Nye County, Nevada, 1994
Geohydrology and evapotranspiration at Franklin Lake playa, Inyo County, California
Micrometeorological data for Railroad Valley, Nye County, Nevada, summer 1992
Micrometeorological data for Boulder Valley, Eureka County, Nevada, June 1992 through August 1993
Micrometeorological data for energy-budget studies near Rogers Spring, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nye County, Nevada, 1994
Summer evapotranspiration rates, by Bowen-ratio and eddy-correlation methods, in Boulder Flat and in Maggie Creek area, Eureka County, Nevada, 1991-92
Ground-water discharge by evapotranspiration in a desert environment of southern Nevada, 1987
Measurement of evapotranspiration in phreatophyte areas, Smith Creek Valley and Carson Desert, west-central Nevada, 1983
Evapotranspiration by woody phreatophytes in the Humboldt River valley near Winnemucca, Nevada, with a section on soil-moisture determinations
Evapotranspiration (ET) is the process that transfers water from land surface to the atmosphere as evaporation (or sublimation when below freezing) from open water, soil, and plant canopies and as transpiration by plants. ET is measured by scientists for many different reasons. Hydrologists from the Nevada Water Scientist Center (NVWSC) typically measure ET to help quantify water budgets. Developing accurate water budgets for a basin or region improves our understanding of groundwater flow systems. ET rates have been measured by USGS hydrologists in Nevada since the early 1960’s.
The NVWSC ET web site is a work in progress. The purpose of the web site is to consolidate information about completed and ongoing ET studies. The overview map shows locations where ET rates have been measured. Click on a diamond for information about the site. Click on the “More info” link to go to a page with information about the site, data plots, photos, and a link to retrieve data from the National Water Information System (NWIS). Note: NWIS archived data are available only for studies completed after 2006.
► Find out more information on the Evapotranspiration Web Site
Evapotranspiration and evaporation data produced by Nevada Water Science Center scientists.
Evapotranspiration and evaporation publications produced by Nevada Water Science Center scientists.