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ET0TempModels

CRAN status R-CMD-check

ET0TempModels provides 10 temperature-based empirical models for estimating daily reference evapotranspiration (ET0), along with the FAO Penman-Monteith standard method as the reference, statistical evaluation metrics, and visualization tools.

Installation

Install from CRAN:

install.packages("ET0TempModels")

Or install the development version from GitHub:

# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("ajaysatpute/ET0TempModels")

Quick Start

library(ET0TempModels)

# Compute ET0 using all 10 temperature-based models for a single day
result <- et0_temp_all(
  Tmin = 15, Tmax = 30,
  RH_morning = 90, RH_evening = 40,
  u2 = 1.5, n = 8, J = 172,
  lat = 25.43, z = 216
)

# Evaluate model performance against FAO-PM
data(jhansi_weather)
full <- et0_temp_all(
  Tmin       = jhansi_weather$Tmin,
  Tmax       = jhansi_weather$Tmax,
  RH_morning = jhansi_weather$RH_morning,
  RH_evening = jhansi_weather$RH_evening,
  u2         = jhansi_weather$WS,
  n          = jhansi_weather$SSH,
  J          = jhansi_weather$J,
  lat = 25.43, z = 216
)

metrics <- evaluate_models(full$FAO_PM, full[, -1])
print(metrics)

Models Included

# Model Function
Reference FAO Penman-Monteith et0_fao_pm()
1 Blaney-Criddle (1950) et0_blaney_criddle()
2 Schendel (Bormann, 2011) et0_schendel()
3 Hargreaves-Samani (1985) et0_hargreaves_samani()
4 Linacre (1977) et0_linacre()
5 Tabari-Talaee 1 (2011) et0_tabari_talee1()
6 Tabari-Talaee 2 (2011) et0_tabari_talee2()
7 Droogers-Allen (2002) et0_droogers_allen()
8 Berti et al. (2014) et0_berti()
9 Dorji et al. (2016) et0_dorji()
10 Baier-Robertson (1965) et0_baier_robertson()

Citation

citation("ET0TempModels")

Singh, A.K., Satpute, A.N., Gupta, G., Ghosh, A., & Barman, S. (2026). A Comprehensive Multi-Scale Evaluation and Ranking of 30 Empirical Models for Reference Evapotranspiration Estimation in a Data-Scarce Semi-Arid Region. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies.

License

GPL (>= 3)

These binaries (installable software) and packages are in development.
They may not be fully stable and should be used with caution. We make no claims about them.
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