TY - JOUR
T1 - Reviewing SEBAL input parameters for assessing evapotranspiration and water productivity for the Low-Middle Sao Francisco River basin, Brazil
T2 - Part B: application to the regional scale
AU - de C. Teixeira, A.H.
AU - Bastiaanssen, W.G.M.
AU - Ahmad, M.D.
AU - Bos, M.G.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The intensification of irrigated agriculture in the semi-arid region of Brazilian North-east results in a change of natural vegetation by irrigated fruit crops. New applications of remote sensing technologies are presented in this paper to estimate the impact of this land use change on regional water consumption – and ultimately the water balance – in Low-Middle São Francisco River basin. Ten Landsat images for a period from 2001 to 2007 were used, together with the locally calibrated Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) and agro-meteorological data to derive information on regional actual evapotranspiration (ET), biomass production (BIO), and crop water productivity (CWP). The Landsat-based results revealed that regional mean ET for irrigated crops was 3.6 mm d−1 being higher than for natural vegetation (1.4 mm d−1). Similar incremental ET values between natural and irrigated ecosystems were found from micro-meteorological field experiments. The consequence of this land use change on São Francisco River's downstream stream flow was assessed by estimating volumetric incremental evapotranspiration at the regional scale. The bio-physical crop water productivity per unit of actual evapotranspiration (CWPET) varied between 0.4 and 1.7 l of wine per m3 of water for wine grapes; 1.7 and 4.0 kg of fruits per m3 of water for table grapes; and 2.2 and 5.0 kg of fruits per m3 of water for mangos. The accompanying paper (Part A) describes the calibration and validation of SEBAL steps witnessed under the actual field conditions in this study area.
AB - The intensification of irrigated agriculture in the semi-arid region of Brazilian North-east results in a change of natural vegetation by irrigated fruit crops. New applications of remote sensing technologies are presented in this paper to estimate the impact of this land use change on regional water consumption – and ultimately the water balance – in Low-Middle São Francisco River basin. Ten Landsat images for a period from 2001 to 2007 were used, together with the locally calibrated Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) and agro-meteorological data to derive information on regional actual evapotranspiration (ET), biomass production (BIO), and crop water productivity (CWP). The Landsat-based results revealed that regional mean ET for irrigated crops was 3.6 mm d−1 being higher than for natural vegetation (1.4 mm d−1). Similar incremental ET values between natural and irrigated ecosystems were found from micro-meteorological field experiments. The consequence of this land use change on São Francisco River's downstream stream flow was assessed by estimating volumetric incremental evapotranspiration at the regional scale. The bio-physical crop water productivity per unit of actual evapotranspiration (CWPET) varied between 0.4 and 1.7 l of wine per m3 of water for wine grapes; 1.7 and 4.0 kg of fruits per m3 of water for table grapes; and 2.2 and 5.0 kg of fruits per m3 of water for mangos. The accompanying paper (Part A) describes the calibration and validation of SEBAL steps witnessed under the actual field conditions in this study area.
KW - ADLIB-ART-2857
KW - WRS
KW - n/a OA procedure
U2 - 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.09.014
DO - 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.09.014
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-1923
VL - 149
SP - 477
EP - 490
JO - Agricultural and forest meteorology
JF - Agricultural and forest meteorology
IS - 3-4
ER -
