Exploring other sources of information
Water quantity-related subjects
Supplemental references: ET and CIMIS
Articles and books
- Allen, R. G., I. A. Walter, R. Elliott, B. Mecham, M. E. Jensen, D. Itenfisu, T. A. Howell, R. Snyder, P. Brown, S. Echings, T. Spofford, M. Hattendorf. R. H. Cuenca, J. L. Wright, and D. Martin. 2000. Issues, requirements, and challenges in selecting and specifying a standardized ET equation. Available online at http://www.kimberly.uidaho.edu/water/asceewri/NIS_2000_challenges.pdf
- California Irrigation Management Information System. 2005. Cimis overview. Available online at http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/infoGenCimisOverview.jsp
- California Irrigation Management Information System. 2005. ET overview. Available online at http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/infoEtoOverview.jsp
- California Irrigation Management Information System. 2005. FAQs. Available online at http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/welcomeFaq.jsp?faqType=general
- California Irrigation Management Information System. 2005. Irrigation overview. Available online at http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/infoIrrOverview.jsp
- California Irrigation Management Information System. 2005. Irrigation scheduling using reference evapotranspiration, Available online at http://www.cimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/resourceArticleCati.jsp
- California Irrigation Management Information System. 2005. Southern district. Available online at http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/infoStnMapSouth.jsp
- Eching, Simon, and David Moellenberndt, 2000. CIMIS urban resource book. Available online at http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/resourceTechRefsCimis.jsp
- Pruitt, W. O, 1964. Evapotranspiration — a guide to irrigation, in California Turfgrass Culture, Volume 14, No. 4. Available online at http://ucrturf.ucr.edu/publications/CTC/ctc_authorindex_all.htm
- Richie, William E., Robert L. Green, and Victor A. Gibeault, 1997. Using ETo (reference evapotranspiration) for turfgrass irrigation efficiency. California Turfgrass Culture, Volume 47, Nos. 3 and 4. Available online at http://ucrturf.ucr.edu/publications/CTC/ctc_authorindex_all.htm
- Snyder, R.L., and H.L. Sheradin. 1993. Water balance irrigation scheduling using CIMIS ETo, in Drought Tips, Number 92-20. Available online at http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/resourceTechRefsDrought.jsp
Organizations
- The California Irrigation Management Information System, or CIMIS, maintains a website at http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/. The site’s “Info Center” provides numerous brief articles that explain how to use ET data to manage and optimize an irrigation system.