Modeling evapotranspiration using an aerodynamic temperature and remote sensing approach
Date
2018
Authors
Costa Filho, Edson, author
Chavez, Jose L., author
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Abstract
Better irrigation water management requires accurate estimates of crop water use. Modeling evapotranspiration (ET) using the surface energy balance approach and remote sensing data has been showing promising results, but the complex nature of heat and momentum transfers among land, plants, and atmosphere has imposed a challenge towards obtaining more accurate crop water consumptive use results. The project aims to improve estimates of crop ET by improving the estimation of sensible heat (H), the most critical component of the surface energy balance, through a combined application of remote sensing data and an aerodynamic temperature approach.
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Colorado State University - Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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sensible heat flux
surface energy balance
remote sensing
evapotranspiration