@article{fdi:010063098,
  title = {{T}echnical note : on the {M}att-{S}huttleworth approach to estimate crop water requirements},
  author = {{L}homme, {J}ean-{P}aul and {B}oudhina, {N}. and {M}asmoudi, {M}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {M}att-{S}huttleworth method provides a way to make a one-step estimate of crop water requirements with the {P}enman-{M}onteith equation by translating the crop coefficients, commonly available in {U}nited {N}ations {F}ood and {A}griculture {O}rganization ({FAO}) publications, into equivalent surface resistances. {T}he methodology is based upon the theoretical relationship linking crop surface resistance to a crop coefficient and involves the simplifying assumption that the reference crop evapotranspiration ({ET}0) is equal to the {P}riestley-{T}aylor estimate with a fixed coefficient of 1.26. {T}his assumption, used to eliminate the dependence of surface resistance on certain weather variables, is questionable; numerical simulations show that it can lead to substantial differences between the true value of surface resistance and its estimate. {C}onsequently, the basic relationship between surface resistance and crop coefficient, without any assumption, appears to be more appropriate for inferring crop surface resistance, despite the interference of weather variables.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrology and {E}arth {S}ystem {S}ciences},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {4341--4348},
  ISSN = {1027-5606},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.5194/hess-18-4341-2014},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063098},
}