Effects of agricultural management on measurements, prediction, and partitioning of evapotranspiration in irrigated grasslands

Irrigation is an important component of the hydrologic cycle in agricultural ecosystems, affecting both quantity and quality of surface and ground water. Well-managed irrigation involves balancing irrigation with water consumption by evaporation and transpiration (collectively evapotranspiration), maximizing ecosystem water-use efficiency and minimizing drainage. Here we compare rates of actual crop evapotranspiration (ETC) measured by eddy...