Estimation of total available water in the soil layer by integrating actual evapotranspiration data in a remote sensing-driven soil water balance

2016 ◽  
Vol 534 ◽  
pp. 427-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isidro Campos ◽  
Jose González-Piqueras ◽  
Arnaud Carrara ◽  
Julio Villodre ◽  
Alfonso Calera
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
Actual Evapotranspiration ◽  
Available Water

scholarly journals Remote sensing-based soil water balance for irrigation water accounting at the Spanish Iberian Peninsula

2018 ◽  
Vol 380 ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Garrido-Rubio ◽  
Alfonso Calera Belmonte ◽  
Lorena Fraile Enguita ◽  
Irene Arellano Alcázar ◽  
Mario Belmonte Mancebo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
Water Requirements ◽  
Water Accounting

Abstract. Temporal series maps of irrigated areas, and the corresponding irrigation water requirements based on remote sensing, is a recognized tool contributing to water governance at different scales, from water user associations to whole river basin districts. These thematic cartographies offer a first estimation of the crop irrigation requirements, and a biophysical based approach of the temporal and spatial distribution of the crop water use in the cultivated areas. This work describes the operational application of these methodologies, providing valuable information for water governance and management purposes. The basic products obtained in the whole Spanish part of the Iberian Peninsula during the period 2014–2017 were: (i) annual maps of irrigated crops based on time series of multispectral satellite imagery; and (ii) the direct remote sensing-based water accounting, by quantifying agricultural water flows (e.g. rainfall, irrigation, evapotranspiration, drainage and recharge), through a remote sensing-based soil water balance. Hence this paper provides a remote sensing based water accounting approach, which relies on dense time series of multispectral imagery acquired by the multisensor constellation arranged by Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 satellites, jointly with meteorological data and agronomic knowledge. Then, based on these purpose and approach, annual and monthly maps of net irrigation water requirements have been elaborated at the most practical spatial and temporal scales for water governance purposes over big areas such river basin districts. This work summarizes the methodologies used and discuss the technical and non-technical feasibility of the proposed approach.

scholarly journals Hydrodynamic changes of the soil-cactus interface, effective actual evapotranspiration and its water efficiency under irrigation

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
José E. F. de Morais ◽  
Thieres G. F. da Silva ◽  
Maria G. de Queiroz ◽  
Gherman G. L. de Araújo ◽  
Magna S. B. Moura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Dynamics ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
Actual Evapotranspiration ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Soil Water Dynamics ◽  
Irrigation Depth ◽  
Efficiency Indicators

ABSTRACT The knowledge on soil water dynamics is the basis of crop water management. The soil water balance (SWB) method is used for this purpose. However, its application in cactus may lead to misinterpretation in water efficiency analysis, since it does not consider the amount of water retained in the plant (WRP). This study aimed to evaluate SWB applicability, hydrodynamic changes and water efficiency of forage cactus clones under irrigation. The clones ‘Orelha de Elefante Mexicana’ (OEM), ‘IPA Sertânia’ (IPA) and ‘Miúda’ (MIU) were submitted to irrigation depths (2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 mm) and frequencies (7, 14 and 28 days), in Serra Talhada, PE, Brazil, between March 2012 and August 2013. The SWB was applied, by adding the WRP in the estimate of the effective actual evapotranspiration (ETrEF). The water efficiency indicators were calculated. The actual evapotranspiration on SWB (ETrSWB) overestimated ETrEF and, like other SWB components, it was affected by the factors irrigation depth, frequency and clone. The clone OEM is the most efficient, due to the use of the WRP, while MIU leads to highest gross economic returns for sale of cladodes as seed. As conclusion, the application of the soil water balance method in areas cultivated with cactus species must be accompanied by WRP.

Modelling the seasonal dynamics of the soil water balance of vineyards

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Lebon ◽  
Vincent Dumas ◽  
Philippe Pieri ◽  
Hans R. Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Soil Evaporation ◽  
Water Dynamics ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Rooting Depth ◽  
Top Soil

A geometrical canopy model describing radiation absorption (Riou et al. 1989, Agronomie 9, 441–450) and partitioning between grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) and soil was coupled to a soil water balance routine describing a bilinear change in relative transpiration rate as a function of the fraction of soil transpirable water (FTSW). The model was amended to account for changes in soil evaporation after precipitation events and subsequent dry-down of the top soil layer. It was tested on two experimental vineyards in the Alsace region, France, varying in soil type, water-holding capacity and rooting depth. Simulations were run over four seasons (1992–1993, 1995–1996) and compared with measurements of FTSW conducted with a neutron probe. For three out of four years, the model simulated the dynamics in seasonal soil water balance adequately. For the 1996 season soil water content was overestimated for one vineyard and underestimated for the other. Sensitivity analyses revealed that the model responded strongly to changes in canopy parameters, and that soil evaporation was particularly sensitive to water storage of the top soil layer after rainfall. We found a close relationship between field-average soil water storage and pre-dawn water potential, a relationship which could be used to couple physiological models of growth and / or photosynthesis to the soil water dynamics.

scholarly journals Estimating Evapotranspiration of an Apple Orchard Using a Remote Sensing-Based Soil Water Balance

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magali Odi-Lara ◽  
Isidro Campos ◽  
Christopher Neale ◽  
Samuel Ortega-Farías ◽  
Carlos Poblete-Echeverría ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Apple Orchard ◽  
Soil Water Balance

scholarly journals Estimation of actual evapotranspiration of Mediterranean perennial crops by means of remote-sensing based surface energy balance models

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1061-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Minacapilli ◽  
C. Agnese ◽  
F. Blanda ◽  
C. Cammalleri ◽  
G. Ciraolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Balance ◽  
Surface Energy ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Surface Energy Balance ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
Actual Evapotranspiration ◽  
Balance Model ◽  
Spatially Distributed ◽  
Energy Balance Models

Abstract. Actual evapotranspiration from typical Mediterranean crops has been assessed in a Sicilian study area by using surface energy balance (SEB) and soil-water balance models. Both modelling approaches use remotely sensed data to estimate evapotranspiration fluxes in a spatially distributed way. The first approach exploits visible (VIS), near-infrared (NIR) and thermal (TIR) observations to solve the surface energy balance equation whereas the soil-water balance model uses only VIS-NIR data to detect the spatial variability of crop parameters. Considering that the study area is characterized by typical spatially sparse Mediterranean vegetation, i.e. olive, citrus and vineyards, alternating bare soil and canopy, we focused the attention on the main conceptual differences between one-source and two-sources energy balance models. Two different models have been tested: the widely used one-source SEBAL model, where soil and vegetation are considered as the sole source (mostly appropriate in the case of uniform vegetation coverage) and the two-sources TSEB model, where soil and vegetation components of the surface energy balance are treated separately. Actual evapotranspiration estimates by means of the two surface energy balance models have been compared vs. the outputs of the agro-hydrological SWAP model, which was applied in a spatially distributed way to simulate one-dimensional water flow in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Remote sensing data in the VIS and NIR spectral ranges have been used to infer spatially distributed vegetation parameters needed to set up the upper boundary condition of SWAP. Actual evapotranspiration values obtained from the application of the soil water balance model SWAP have been considered as the reference to be used for energy balance models accuracy assessment. Airborne hyperspectral data acquired during a NERC (Natural Environment Research Council, UK) campaign in 2005 have been used. The results of this investigation seem to prove a slightly better agreement between SWAP and TSEB for some fields of the study area. Further investigations are programmed in order to confirm these indications.

scholarly journals Exploring the Use of Vegetation Indices for Validating Crop Transpiration Fluxes Computed with the MOHID-Land Model. Application to Vineyard

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1228
Author(s):  
Tiago B. Ramos ◽  
Lucian Simionesei ◽  
Ana R. Oliveira ◽  
Ramiro Neves ◽  
Hanaa Darouich
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Crop Coefficients

The success of an irrigation decision support system (DSS) much depends on the reliability of the information provided to farmers. Remote sensing data can expectably help validate that information at the field scale. In this study, the MOHID-Land model, the core engine of the IrrigaSys DSS, was used to simulate the soil water balance in an irrigated vineyard located in southern Portugal during three growing seasons. Modeled actual basal crop coefficients and transpiration rates were then compared with the corresponding estimates derived from the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) computed from Sentinel-2 imagery. On one hand, the hydrological model was able to successfully estimate the soil water balance during the monitored seasons, exposing the need for improved irrigation schedules to minimize percolation losses. On the other hand, remote sensing products found correspondence with model outputs despite the conceptual differences between both approaches. With the necessary precautions, those products can be used to complement the information provided to farmers for irrigation of vine crop, further contributing to the regular validation of model estimates in the absence of field datasets.

scholarly journals The soil water balance and the development of spring soft wheat under various cultivation technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. I. Belyaev ◽  
M. M. Silanteva ◽  
A. V. Matsyura ◽  
L. V. Sokolova
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
Soft Wheat ◽  
Spring Soft Wheat

The steppe zone has always attracted people with its resources, despite the fact that it is a zone of risky agriculture. In this research we discovered that soil water balance under the spring soft wheat was negative most of the time of the vegetation period in the Rebrikhinsky district of the Altai Region, and soil moisture consumption during the observation period depends on the technology options and an average values was in the range from 100.9 mm to 131.9 mm. An average soil moisture consumption was 42.5% of spring moisture reserves. In the plots where autumn soil cultivation was not carried out, the average water consumption for the vegetation period was 41.7% of the spring moisture reserves, while in those plots where it was 43.2%, i.e., only 1.5% more. The absence of both autumn and spring tillage led to the consumption of 38.8% moisture from spring soil moisture reserves during the growing season. In the case when only spring tillage was carried out, this value was 44.7%, and if both cultivations were carried out - 43.2%. The difference in the sowing rates practically did not affect the total moisture consumption from the soil, it amounted to 42.2-42.8% of the spring moisture reserves. The maximum difference in water consumption was found when comparing the equipment used for spring tillage and sowing. So, when using Catros and DMC-9000, respectively, an average of 47.5% of spring moisture reserves was spent during the growing season, while using Russian-made equipment – KPE-3,8 or BDM-6*4 and SZP-3.6А, it was 38.9%. The moisture reserves in the meter soil layer decreased in direct proportion to the increase in average plant height.

Remote sensing–based soil water balance for irrigation water accounting at plot and water user association management scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 238 ◽  
pp. 106236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Garrido-Rubio ◽  
Jose González-Piqueras ◽  
Isidro Campos ◽  
Anna Osann ◽  
Laura González-Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
User Association ◽  
Water User ◽  
Water User Association ◽  
Association Management ◽  
Water Accounting

scholarly journals Comparison of the monitored and modeled soil water storage of the upper soil layer: the influence of soil properties and groundwater table level

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Július Šútor ◽  
Vlasta Štekauerová ◽  
Viliam Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Groundwater Table ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water Storage

Comparison of the monitored and modeled soil water storage of the upper soil layer: the influence of soil properties and groundwater table levelIn the study ofTomlain(1997) a soil water balance model was applied to evaluate the climate change impacts on the soil water storage in the Hurbanovo locality (Southwestern Slovakia), using the climate change scenarios of Slovakia for the years 2010, 2030, and 2075 by the global circulation models CCCM, GISS and GFD3. These calculations did not take into consideration neither the various soil properties, nor the groundwater table influence on soil water content. In this study, their calculated data were compared with those monitored at the same sites. There were found significant differences between resulting soil water storage of the upper 100 cm soil layer, most probably due to cappilary rise from groundwater at sites 2 and 3. It was shown, that the soil properties and groundwater table depth are importat features strongly influencing soil water content of the upper soil layer; thus the application of the soil water balance equation (Eq. (1)), neglecting the above mentioned factors, could lead to the results far from reality.

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