Modelling the water budget of Ireland - evapotranspiration and soil moisture

Authors

  • Gerald Mills National University of Ireland, Dublin (UCD)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55650/igj.2000.307

Abstract

The water budget is one of the most important exchange cycles within the earth-atmosphere system. When applied to a surface it accounts for the partition of precipitation into evapotranspiration. runoff and exchanges in soil-water storage. While there has been work published on some of these components, few have attempted to evaluate these within the context of the water budget. In this paper a simple model is applied to a 5x5km grid superimposed on the land area of Ireland. The model uses measured monthly values of meteorological variables (precipitation, temperature and sunshine hours) and databases of landuse and elevation to calculate each of the water budget terms. The results for the thirty year period 1961 -1 WO are presented and seem to conform to the known climate of the period.

Author Biography

Gerald Mills, National University of Ireland, Dublin (UCD)

Department of Geography

Published

2014-12-23

How to Cite

Mills, G. (2014). Modelling the water budget of Ireland - evapotranspiration and soil moisture. Irish Geography, 33(1), 99–116. https://doi.org/10.55650/igj.2000.307

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