Evaluation of satellite evapotranspiration estimates using ground-meteorological data available for the Flumen District into the Ebro Valley of N.E. Spain

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 638-652

  Ramos, J G ^a   Cratchley, C R ^b   Kay, J A ^b   Casterad, M A ^c   Martinez Cob A ^d   Dominguez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ebro valley; Evapotranspiration; MEBES; Meteorological data; SEBAL; Water management

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CROPS; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LANDFORMS; SOIL SURVEYS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ACCURATE ESTIMATIONS; ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS; COMPARISON ANALYSIS; CROP FIELDS; EBRO BASINS; EBRO VALLEY; EXTERNAL CAUSE; GROUND DATUM; LOCAL SCALE; MEBES; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS; PENMAN-MONTEITH METHODS; REGIONAL SCALE; REMOTE SENSING ALGORITHMS; REMOTE SENSING DATUM; SEBAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESTRICTIONS; SURFACE ENERGY BALANCE ALGORITHM FOR LANDS; SURFACE ENERGY BALANCES; SURFACE VARIATIONS;

REMOTE SENSING;

ALGORITHM; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EBRO BASIN; EBRO VALLEY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 60849116951     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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