Urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management

Weather data measured in urban areas are generally more easily available than those in rural areas. If the urban weather data are used to calculate the reference crop evapotranspiration (ET0) for rural irrigation management or spatial and temporal trend analysis, the results may be biased because of...

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Autores principales: Luo, Y., Jiang, Y., Peng, S., Khan, S., Xueliang Cai, Wang, W., Jiao, X.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: American Society of Civil Engineers 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40364
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author Luo, Y.
Jiang, Y.
Peng, S.
Khan, S.
Xueliang Cai
Wang, W.
Jiao, X.
author_browse Jiang, Y.
Jiao, X.
Khan, S.
Luo, Y.
Peng, S.
Wang, W.
Xueliang Cai
author_facet Luo, Y.
Jiang, Y.
Peng, S.
Khan, S.
Xueliang Cai
Wang, W.
Jiao, X.
author_sort Luo, Y.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Weather data measured in urban areas are generally more easily available than those in rural areas. If the urban weather data are used to calculate the reference crop evapotranspiration (ET0) for rural irrigation management or spatial and temporal trend analysis, the results may be biased because of the differences in weather variables. We collected daily data for mean, maximum, and minimum temperatures; relative humidity; average wind speed; and sunshine duration from two stations: Kaifeng Station in the City of Kaifeng and Huibei Station in the nearby irrigation scheme for 1984-2009. ET0 for both stations were calculated using the FAO-56 Penman-Monteith method and then compared. The results indicated that the difference in daily ET0 was remarkable [with relative error (RE) of 52.6%], the difference between monthly average ET0 increased gradually during the last three decades and the temporal trends in annual average daily ET0 were opposite. There were significant differences in ETC (with RE of 31.1%) and irrigation requirements (with RE of 24.3%) between the two stations. Even though the distance between the two stations is only 20 km, the urban weather cannot be used to estimate ET0 for rural irrigation management.
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spelling CGSpace403642025-06-17T08:23:57Z Urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management Luo, Y. Jiang, Y. Peng, S. Khan, S. Xueliang Cai Wang, W. Jiao, X. irrigation management irrigation requirements weather data temperature humidity wind speed evapotranspiration rural areas Weather data measured in urban areas are generally more easily available than those in rural areas. If the urban weather data are used to calculate the reference crop evapotranspiration (ET0) for rural irrigation management or spatial and temporal trend analysis, the results may be biased because of the differences in weather variables. We collected daily data for mean, maximum, and minimum temperatures; relative humidity; average wind speed; and sunshine duration from two stations: Kaifeng Station in the City of Kaifeng and Huibei Station in the nearby irrigation scheme for 1984-2009. ET0 for both stations were calculated using the FAO-56 Penman-Monteith method and then compared. The results indicated that the difference in daily ET0 was remarkable [with relative error (RE) of 52.6%], the difference between monthly average ET0 increased gradually during the last three decades and the temporal trends in annual average daily ET0 were opposite. There were significant differences in ETC (with RE of 31.1%) and irrigation requirements (with RE of 24.3%) between the two stations. Even though the distance between the two stations is only 20 km, the urban weather cannot be used to estimate ET0 for rural irrigation management. 2012-09 2014-06-13T14:47:29Z 2014-06-13T14:47:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40364 en Limited Access American Society of Civil Engineers Luo, Y.; Jiang, Y.; Peng, S.; Khan, S.; Cai, Xueliang; Wang, W.; Jiao, X. 2012. Urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 138(9):837-842. doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000470
spellingShingle irrigation management
irrigation requirements
weather data
temperature
humidity
wind speed
evapotranspiration
rural areas
Luo, Y.
Jiang, Y.
Peng, S.
Khan, S.
Xueliang Cai
Wang, W.
Jiao, X.
Urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management
title Urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management
title_full Urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management
title_fullStr Urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management
title_full_unstemmed Urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management
title_short Urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management
title_sort urban weather data to estimate reference evapotranspiration for rural irrigation management
topic irrigation management
irrigation requirements
weather data
temperature
humidity
wind speed
evapotranspiration
rural areas
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40364
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