Potential evapotranspiration (PET) method
Numerous methods exist to calculate potential evapotranspiration. Three of the most widely-used ones are included in SWAT+, the Priestley-Taylor, Penman/Monteith, and Hargreaves equations. The codes for the three methods are listed in the table below. If a method other than Priestley-Taylor, Penman/Monteith, or Hargreaves is recommended for the area, in which the watershed is located, the user can calculate daily PET values with the recommended method and import them into SWAT+ (using pet in weather-sta.cli).
| Code | Option |
|---|---|
0
Priestley-Taylor method
1
Penman/Monteith method
2
Hargreaves method