Evapotranspiration Archives

COLORADO NEWSLINE: The government takes a dim view of the Colorado River’s future. Is it too optimistic?

August 26, 2025

‘Immediate action’ needed as states try to reach agreement about natural flow formula by Allen Best, Colorado Newsline A version...

THE CURRENT: A nuanced model of soil moisture illuminates plant behavior and climate patterns

UC Santa Barbara

Agriculture

July 10, 2025

By Harrison Tasoff, UCSB Any home gardener knows they have to tailor their watering regime for different plants. Forgetting to...

USGS: Landsat at work: Conserving water and growing high quality grapes

USGS

Agriculture

May 22, 2025

By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Using Landsat’s thermal imagery, researchers at Gallo Winery have been...

USGS: Landsat at work: Satellites help with complex crop and water issues

USGS

Agriculture Planning and management

May 7, 2025

California faces challenges in trying to produce so much of our food By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science...

EOS: Decoding crop evapotranspiration

American Geophysical Union

Agriculture Science

May 6, 2025

The intricate factors influencing cropland evapotranspiration is uncovered in a new article, from stressors to diverse management practices, and reveals...

CA AGRICULTURE: A case study of evapotranspiration at five almond orchards on a spectrum of conventional to regenerative management

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Agriculture

April 21, 2025

From California Agriculture: In an increasingly unstable climate, it is critical to optimize water needed for crop irrigation to secure...

NASA: FARMing with data: OpenET launches new tool for farmers and ranchers

NASA/JPL

Agriculture

March 5, 2025

By Milan Loiacono, Science Communication Specialist A NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-supported research and development team is making it...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Despite best hopes, Southwest drought may be here to stay

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

December 21, 2024

Climate scientists say increasing global temperatures have driven soil moisture in the Southwest below a critical point, creating a positive...

NASA/JPL: OpenET: Balancing water supply and demand in the West

NASA/JPL

Agriculture Planning and management

October 15, 2024

By Jane Berg and Rachel Sender, co-published with the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute At the end of 2022, 65...

USBR: Advancing Water Management: Installation of eddy covariance stations in the Upper Colorado Basin

Maven

Colorado River

July 31, 2024

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Federal funding for Drought Contingency Plan-related activities in the Upper Colorado Basin is coming to...

USGS: Using mixed telemetry methods to measure soil moisture for improving runoff forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

USGS

Science Wildfires and watersheds

July 25, 2024

Wildfire, drought, and temperature are affecting soil moisture in California’s Sierra Nevada. To better understand this, USGS scientists recently began...