get_ea_from_RHmean: Get vapor pressure from RHmean and temperature

Description Usage Arguments Details Examples

View source: R/fao_penman_monteith.R

Description

Get vapor pressure from RHmean and temperature

Usage

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get_ea_from_RHmean(RHmean, Tmax_C, Tmin_C)

Arguments

RHmean

Mean relative humidity, pct (0-100)

Tmax_C

Max daily temperature, deg C

Tmin_C

Min daily temperature, deg C

Details

Calculate the actual vapor pressure from mean relative humidity and max and min daily temperature. The calculation is as:

ea = RHmean / 100 * (es(Tmax_C) + es(Tmin_C)) / 2 (FAO 56 Eq. 19)

es(T) is the saturation vapor pressure at that temperature. The function get_es(T_C) is used for saturation vapor pressure.

Examples

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get_ea_from_RHmean(RHmean = 68, Tmax_C = 25, Tmin_C = 18)

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