For documentation of the formulas please check the orginal reference (FAO 56)
[http://www.fao.org/docrep/x0490e/x0490e00.htm (FAO 56): Allen, Crop evapotranspiration - Guidelines for computing crop water requirements - FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56, 1998]
| Content Type | Name | Description | Data Type | Unit | Min Value | Max Value | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| constant | cAltitude | elevation above sea level | DOUBLE | m | - | - | 0.0 |
| constant | cAngstromRegressionConstant | Angstrom equation regression constant | DOUBLE | 1 | - | - | 0.25 |
| constant | cAngstromRegressionSlope | Angstrom equation regression slope | DOUBLE | 1 | - | - | 0.5 |
| constant | cLatitude | latitude | DOUBLE | ° | -90.0 | 90.0 | 0.0 |
| constant | cLongitude | longitude | DOUBLE | ° | -180.0 | 180.0 | 0.0 |
| constant | cLongitudeTimezone | longitude of the center of the timezone | DOUBLE | ° | -180.0 | 180.0 | 0.0 |
| constant | cUseAngstromVariables | use measured Angstrom variables if true, else use default ones | BOOLEAN | - | - | false | |
| input | iActualVapourPressure | actual vapour pressure | DOUBLEARRAY | kPa | - | - | null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null |
| input | iSolarRadiation | solar or shortwave radiation | DOUBLEARRAY | megajoule_per_square_metre_hour | - | - | null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null |
| input | iT | hourly temperature | DOUBLEARRAY | °C | - | - | null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null |
| out | ExtraterrestrialRadiation | extraterrestrial radiation | DOUBLEARRAY | megajoule_per_square_metre_hour | - | - | null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null |
| out | NetOutgoingLWRadiation | net outgoing longwaveRadiation | DOUBLEARRAY | megajoule_per_square_metre_hour | - | - | null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null |
| out | NetRadiation | net radiation | DOUBLEARRAY | megajoule_per_square_metre_hour | - | - | null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null |
| out | NetSolarRadiation | net solar or shortwave radiation | DOUBLEARRAY | megajoule_per_square_metre_hour | - | - | null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null |