[RegCNET] Calculation of potential evapotranspiration from RegCM-4.4.1

[Graziano Giuliani]

On 10/27/2014 11:22 AM, Samy Rateb wrote:
> Dear ggiulian,
>
> I would like to know how to calculate potential evapotranspiration from total evapotranspiration flux as an output from RegCM model to validate the model against CRU data which calculates potential evapotranspiration while RegCM calculates total evapotranspiration flux.
[...]

This is not present in the output and cannot easily be computed from the actual 
evaporation flux. You have to go into the code and look to the efpot variable 
into BATS or CLM and find your way to write this out.

G.

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