--- title: "πŸŒ±πŸ’§ Design ETo calculation" output: rmarkdown::html_vignette vignette: > %\VignetteIndexEntry{πŸŒ±πŸ’§ Design ETo calculation} %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown} %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} --- ```{r, include = FALSE} knitr::opts_chunk$set( collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>" ) ``` ## πŸš€ Design ETo calculation estimation This article shows a quick example of how to download INMET station data and estimate reference evapotranspiration (ETo) using FAO-56, followed by the calculation of the design ETo. ## πŸ“¦ Load the package ```{r} library(BrazilMet) ``` ## 🌍 View available INMET stations Before downloading data, you can check the available weather stations with: ```{r} see_stations_info() ``` ## ⬇️ Download daily weather data Let’s download daily meteorological data for one stations between January 2000 until March 2025: ```{r} df <- BrazilMet::download_AWS_INMET_daily(stations = "A001", start_date = "2000-01-01", end_date = "2025-03-31") ``` The resulting data frame includes temperature, solar radiation, wind speed, humidity, and atmospheric pressure ## 🧠 Calculate daily ETo using FAO-56 Now we use the daily_eto_FAO56() function to estimate daily ETo values: ```{r} df$eto <- daily_eto_FAO56( lat = df$latitude_degrees, tmin = df$tair_min_c, tmax = df$tair_max_c, tmean = df$tair_mean_c, Rs = df$sr_mj_m2, u2 = df$ws_2_m_s, Patm = df$patm_mb, RH_max = df$rh_max_porc, RH_min = df$rh_min_porc, z = df$altitude_m, date = df$date ) ``` ## πŸ’§ Design ETo calculation And after the ETo calculation, we use the design_eto() function to estimate the design ETo for irrigation project purpose: ```{r} # Ensure date column is in Date format df$date <- as.Date(df$date) eto_design <- BrazilMet::design_eto(eto_daily_data = df, percentile = .80) ``` ## πŸ“ Printing the design ETo based on an 80% probability of occurrence Below is a basic line plot of daily ETo: ```{r plot-eto-ggplot, fig.width = 10, fig.height = 4} print(eto_design) ``` ## βœ… Summary The BrazilMet package allows you to download official INMET weather data and compute ETo using the FAO-56 method in a reproducible and efficient way. This is essential for irrigation planning, crop modeling, and climate-based decision support. ## πŸ”— Useful links https://github.com/FilgueirasR/BrazilMet