- Dataset Availability
- 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z–2023-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- FAO UN
- Earth Engine Snippet
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ee.ImageCollection("FAO/WAPOR/2/L1_RET_E")
- Cadence
- 1 Day
- Tags
Description
Reference evapotranspiration (RET) is defined as the evapotranspiration from a hypothetical reference crop and it simulates the behaviour of a well-watered grass surface. Each pixel represents the daily reference evapotranspiration in mm.
Bands
Resolution
18924 meters
Bands
| Name | Units | Scale | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
L1_RET_E |
mm | 0.1 | Reference Evapotranspiration (Daily) [mm] |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is mandated to collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate information related to nutrition, food, and agriculture. In this regard, it publishes a number of databases on topics related to FAO's mandate, and encourages the use of them for scientific and research purposes. Consistent with the principles of openness and sharing envisioned under the Open Data Licensing For Statistical Databases, and consistent with the mandate of FAO, data from the Water Productivity Open Access Portal (WaPOR), as part of AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, is available free to the user community.
Citations
FAO 2018. WaPOR Database Methodology: Level 1. Remote Sensing for Water Productivity Technical Report: Methodology Series. Rome, FAO. 72 pages.
FAO 2020. WaPOR V2 Database Methodology. Remote Sensing for Water Productivity Technical Report: Methodology Series. Rome, FAO. https://www.fao.org/3/ca9894en/CA9894EN.pdf
Explore with Earth Engine
Code Editor (JavaScript)
var coll = ee.ImageCollection('FAO/WAPOR/2/L1_RET_E'); var image = coll.first(); Map.setCenter(17.5, 20, 3); Map.addLayer(image, {min: 0, max: 100});