scholarly journals Daily Evapotranspiration Estimation at the Field Scale: Using the Modified SEBS Model and HJ-1 Data in a Desert-Oasis Area, Northwestern China

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenyan Yi ◽  
Hongli Zhao ◽  
Yunzhong Jiang ◽  
Haowen Yan ◽  
Yin Cao ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 246 ◽  
pp. 02006
Author(s):  
Zhenyan Yi ◽  
Yunzhong Jiang ◽  
Hongli Zhao ◽  
Haichen Li ◽  
Rong Wang ◽  
...  

Irrigation of agricultural land is the main water consumer in the arid and semiarid regions. The accurate time series of daily evapotranspiration (ET) at the field scale is crucial for irrigation water management. Here, we presented an integrated approach to field-scale ET mapping by combing METRIC (Mapping Evapotranspiration at High Resolution with Internalized Calibration) with trapezoidal framework of vegetation fraction and land surface temperature (fv-Trad). This approach fed with Chinese satellite HJ-1 (environmental and disaster monitoring and forecasting with a small satellite constellation) images was used to map daily ET over the desert-oasis irrigation fields in the middle of the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China. The results showed that time series of daily ET derived from HJ-1 were well consistent with the in situ measurements (coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.95, root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.31 mmd–1, mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 12.0% at Daman station; R2 of 0.89, RMSE of 0.16 mmd–1, and MAPE of 13.2% at Huazhaizi station). The rapid variation of ET could be precisely captured by HJ-1, especially when rainfall or irrigation events occurred between successive acquisitions of satellite data. Meanwhile, the spatiotemporal variation of monthly ET is closely related to crop growth. Daily ET at field scale will support a variety of local interests in water use and irrigation management for both planning and regulatory purposes.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengpeng Sun ◽  
Wenzhi Zhao ◽  
Hu Liu ◽  
Yongyong Zhang ◽  
Hong Zhou

<p>Textural layering of soil plays an important role in distributing and regulating resources for plants in many semiarid and arid landscapes. However, the spatial patterns of textural layering and the potential effects on soil hydrology and water regimes are poorly understood, especially in arid sandy soil environments like the desert-oasis ecotones in northwestern China. This work aims to determine the distribution of textural layered soils, analyze the effects of different soil-textural configurations on water regimes, and evaluate which factors affect soil water infiltration and retention characteristics in such a desert-oasis ecotone. We measured soil water content and mineral composition in 87 soil profiles distributed along 3 transects in the study area. Constant-head infiltration experiments were conducted at 9 of the soil profiles with different texture configurations. The results showed that textural layered soils were patchily but extensively distributed throughout the study area (with a combined surface area percentage of about 84%). Soil water content in the profiles ranged from 0.002 to 0.27 g/cm<sup>3</sup> during the investigation period, and significantly and positively correlated with the thickness of a medium-textured (silt or silt loam) layer (<em>P</em> < 0.001). The occurrence of a medium-textured layer increased field capacity (FC) and wilting point (WP), and decreased available water-holding capacity in soil profiles. Burial depth of the medium-textured layer had no clear effects on water retention properties, but the layer thickness tended to. In textural layered soils, smaller water infiltration rate and cumulative infiltration, and shallower depths of wetting fronts were detected, compared with homogeneous sand profiles. The thickness and burial depth of medium-textured layers had obvious effects on infiltration, but the magnitude of the effects depended on soil texture configuration. The revealed patterns of soil textural layering and the potential effects on water regimes may provide new insight into the sustainable management of rainfed vegetation in the desert-oasis ecotones of arid northwestern China and other regions with similar environments around the world.</p>


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (25) ◽  
pp. 4841-4854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xibin Ji ◽  
Wenzhi Zhao ◽  
Ersi Kang ◽  
Bowen Jin ◽  
Shiqin Xu

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 4672-4686 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Cammalleri ◽  
M. C. Anderson ◽  
F. Gao ◽  
C. R. Hain ◽  
W. P. Kustas

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenyan Yi ◽  
Hongli Zhao ◽  
Yunzhong Jiang

Continuous daily evapotranspiration (ET) monitoring at the field-scale is crucial for water resource management in irrigated agricultural areas in arid regions. Here, an integrated framework for daily ET, with the required spatiotemporal resolution, is described. Multi-scale surface energy balance algorithm evaluations and a data fusion algorithm are combined to optimally exploit the spatial and temporal characteristics of image datasets, collected by the advanced space-borne thermal emission reflectance radiometer (ASTER) and the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS). Through combination with a linear unmixing-based method, the spatial and temporal adaptive reflectance fusion model (STARFM) is modified to generate high-resolution ET estimates for heterogeneous areas. The performance of this methodology was evaluated for irrigated agricultural fields in arid and semiarid areas of Northwest China. Compared with the original STARFM, a significant improvement in daily ET estimation accuracy was obtained by the modified STARFM (overall mean absolute percentage error (MAP): 12.9% vs. 17.2%; overall mean absolute percentage error (RMSE): 0.7 mm d−1 vs. 1.2 mm d−1). The modified STARFM additionally preserved more spatial details than the original STARFM for heterogeneous agricultural fields, and provided field-to-field variability in water use. Improvements were further evident in the continuous daily ET, where the day-to-day dynamics of ET estimates were captured. ET data fusion provides a unique means of monitoring continuous daily crop ET values at the field-scale in agricultural areas, and may have value in supporting operational water management decisions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengpeng Sun ◽  
Wenzhi Zhao ◽  
Hu Liu ◽  
Yongyong Zhang ◽  
Hong Zhou

Textural layering of soil plays an important role in distributing and regulating resources for plants in many semiarid and arid landscapes. However, the spatial patterns of textural layering and the potential effects on soil hydrology and water regimes are poorly understood, especially in arid sandy soil environments like the desert-oasis ecotones in northwestern China. This work aims to determine the distribution of textural layered soils, analyze the effects of different soil-textural configurations on water regimes, and evaluate which factors affect soil water infiltration and retention characteristics in such a desert-oasis ecotone. We measured soil water content and mineral composition in 87 soil profiles distributed along three transects in the study area. Constant-head infiltration experiments were conducted at 9 of the soil profiles with different texture configurations. The results showed that textural layered soils were patchily but extensively distributed throughout the study area (with a combined surface area percentage of about 84%). Soil water content in the profiles ranged from 0.002 to 0.27 g/cm3 during the investigation period, and significantly and positively correlated with the thickness of a medium-textured (silt or silt loam) layer (p < 0.001). The occurrence of a medium-textured layer increased field capacity and wilting point and decreased available water-holding capacity in soil profiles. Burial depth of the medium-textured layer had no clear effects on water retention properties, but the layer thickness tended to. In textural layered soils, smaller water infiltration rate and cumulative infiltration, and shallower depths of wetting fronts were detected, compared with homogeneous sand profiles. The thickness and burial depth of medium-textured layers had obvious effects on infiltration, but the magnitude of the effects depended on soil texture configuration. The revealed patterns of soil textural layering and the potential effects on water regimes may provide new insight into the sustainable management of rainfed vegetation in the desert-oasis ecotones of arid northwestern China and other regions with similar environments around the world.


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