γ Ea + Δ Q n

ET =
γ+ Δ

1615 P a
γ=
2.49 ( 10 ) −2.13 ( 10 ) T a
6 3

−6 2
Pa=1013−0.1152 h+5.44 (10 )h

Ea ¿ ( 0.27+ 0.2333u ) ( e sa−ea )

e sa
= exp ( 19.08T +723.3
T + 429.4
)
 ea
= e sa ( RH ⁄ 100 )

4098 e sa
∆=
(T +237.3)2

(0.34 -0.044√ e ) [ 1.8 R −0.35 ]

Rs
Qn = 0.75Rs – 2(10 ¿ ¿ −9
( T + 273.16 )4 a
a

Rs = R* / K
where Rs = R* = Solar Radiation (cal/cm2) and K = Unit Constant
(58.48 when Rs is in mm)

Extraterrestrial radiation, Ra (mm/day)

Ra =1.26714
( )[
hd
r
2
hs
π
180
sin ( ϕ ) sin (δ )+ cos ( ϕ ) cos ( δ ) sin(hs ) ]
hd = daytime hours at zero declination (h)
r = radius vector of earth
hs = sunrise to sunset hour angle (degrees)
ϕ = location latitude (degrees)
δ = declination of the sun (degrees)
J = days from Jan 1
h d=12.126−1.85192 ( 10−3 )|( ϕ )|+7.61048 ( 10−5 ) (ϕ ¿¿ 2)¿

r =0.98387−1.11403 ( 10−4 ) (J )+5.2774 ( 10−6 ) ( j¿¿ 2)−2.68285 ( 10−8 ) ( j¿¿ 3)+3.61634 ( 10−11 ) ( j¿ ¿ 4) ¿ ¿ ¿

−1
h s=cos (−tanϕ tanδ)
 180
δ= ( 0.006918−0.399912 cosθ−0.006758 cos 2θ−0.002697 cos 3 θ+ 0.070257 sinθ+0.000907 sin 2θ−0.001480 sin 3 θ )
π

θ = 0.986 (J – 1)

θ = days of the year expressed in

degrees