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A Regional Version of the Aquacrop Model Evaluated with Satellite Retrievals and Backscatter Data

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The current intensive use of agricultural land forces a shift to more sustainable methods of crop production. Future crop demands are expected to rise due to a strong increase in population and prosperity, and the uncertainty in crop yields is expected to increase because of changing climatic conditions. Agricultural systems need not only be evaluated at the field scale, but a regional perspective is required to inform policy makers. Therefore, a regional version of the point-based AquaCrop model v6.1 is presented. The system shows a good performance compared to various satellite retrieval products of biomass and soil moisture. When coupling AquaCrop output with a Water Cloud Model, the model biomass and soil moisture output will be further compared against Sentinel-1 CSAR backscatter.
Book: 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS
Pages: 1 - 3
Number of pages: 3
ISBN:978-1-6654-0369-6
Publication year:2021
Accessibility:Open