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Evapotranspiration Input Data for the Central Valley Hydrologic Model (CVHM)

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2012-01-01
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Citation

Faunt, C.C., 2012, Evapotranspiration Input Data for the Central Valley Hydrologic Model (CVHM): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P956D14I.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This digital dataset contains monthly reference evapotranspiration (ETo) data for the Central Valley Hydrologic Model (CVHM). The Central Valley encompasses an approximate 50,000 square-kilometer region of California. The complex hydrologic system of the Central Valley is simulated using the USGS numerical modeling code MODFLOW-FMP (Schmid and others, 2006b). This simulation is referred to here as the CVHM (Faunt, 2009). Utilizing MODFLOW-FMP, the CVHM [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Claudia C. Faunt, U.S. Geological Survey
Process Contact :
Faunt, C.C., USGS
Originator :
Faunt, Claudia C.
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
California Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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pp1766_eth_prism2k_sample.xml
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pp1766_ETh_prism2k.zip 487.89 KB application/zip
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Purpose

The monthly reference evapotranspiration was used as input to MODFLOW-FMP, the USGS 3-dimensional finite-difference code used to simulate flow in the CVHM. Monthly ETo values for the FMP in CVHM were estimated using the Hargreaves- Samani equation (Hargreaves and Samani, 1982, 1985) and temperature data. The CVHM is a tool that accounts for integrated, variable water supply and demand, and simulates surface-water and groundwater-flow across the entire Central Valley system.
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These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P956D14I

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