Testing the water balance model criteria using TDR measurements, micrometeorological data and satellite-based information

S. Consoli, F. Licciardello, D. Vanella, L. Pasotti, G. Villani and F. Tomei

Agricultural Water Management, 2016, vol. 170, issue C, 68-80

Abstract: Aiming at developing real time water balance modelling for irrigation scheduling, this study assesses the accuracy of the soil water balance model CRITERIA, developed by the hydro-meteorological service of the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy). The model consists of (i) an algorithm for coupling the surface flow components (i.e. Richards equation), and (ii) various modules which may be applicable to different topographical and environmental conditions. In this study, CRITERIA was applied to simulate the soil water balance for an orange orchard in semi-arid Mediterranean conditions (Eastern Sicily, insular Italy) during the cropping season 2011.

Keywords: Soil moisture; Field scale; Evapotranspiration rate; Model efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.11.003

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