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    • Bera M., Over T. M.,2016, Hourly potential evapotranspiration in thousandths of an inch., January 1, 1948 - September 30, 2014

    Metadata Updated: October 30, 2025

    The text file PET.TXT contains hourly data from January 1, 1948, to September 30, 2014. This data is computed from average daily air temperature, average daily dewpoint temperature, daily unadjusted wind speed, and daily solar radiation using the Fortran program LXPET. This program is documented in detail in Murphy (2005).
    Reference Cited:
    Murphy, E.A., 2005, Comparison of potential evapotranspiration calculated by the LXPET (Lamoreux Potential Evapotranspiration) Program and by the WDMUtil (Watershed Data Management Utility) Program: US Geological Survey OpenFile Report 2005-1020, 20p., https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20051020.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date September 13, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 30, 2025

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    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Metadata Updated Date October 30, 2025
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