Konza Prairie Biological Station

AET01 Konza prairie grass reference evapotranspiration

Abstract: 

Estimated evapotranspiration from a hypothetical short grass with a height of 0.12 m, a surface resistance of 70 s m-1, and an albedo of 0.23 (no water stress). Dataset contains daily total estimated evapotranspiration.

Core Areas: 

Data set ID: 

94

Related publications: 

Thirty years of increased precipitation modifies soil organic matter fractions but not bulk soil carbon and nitrogen in a mesic grassland

Short name: 

AET01

Related sites: 

KPBS

Data sources: 

AET011

Methods: 

Location of Sampling Stations: Headquarters Weather Station

Frequency of Sampling: Hourly

Variable Measured: Grass Reference Evapotranspiration

Methods: This data is derived from LTER dataset AWE01. For instrumentation and field methods see the AWE01 Methods Manual entry.

For additional metadata information see: http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/DC.pdf

For additional methods information see: http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/MM.pdf

Instrumentation: 

Campbell LI200X pyranometer; Met One 024 wind direction sensor; Met One 014 wind speed sensor; Campbell HMP35C temperature and rh probe; Campbell 107 temperature probe, and Campbell HFT3 soil heat flux plate (measures heat flux in W m-2, only used in calculating evapotranspiration).

Maintenance: 

ongoing

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