Improving evapotranspiration simulations in the CERES-Maize model under limited irrigation

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 115, Issue , 2012, Pages 92-103

  DeJonge, K C ^a   Ascough, J C ^a   Andales, A A ^b   Hansen, N C ^b   Garcia, L A ^c   Arabi, M ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop coefficient; Crop model; Deficit irrigation; Evaporation and transpiration; Water production functions

Indexed keywords

CERES MAIZES; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; COLORADO , USA; CROP COEFFICIENT; CROP COEFFICIENT CURVES; CROP GROWTH MODEL; CROP MODEL; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GROWTH STAGES; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION PRACTICES; IRRIGATION TREATMENTS; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIMITED IRRIGATIONS; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; MODEL ERRORS; MODEL INPUTS; MODEL OUTPUTS; MODIFIED MODEL; ORIGINAL MODEL; PER UNIT; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; PRODUCTION FIELDS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DEVIATIONS; SYNTHETIC WATERS; WATER PRODUCTION; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; RAIN; TRANSPIRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH MODELING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAF AREA INDEX; MAIZE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84869806057     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.08.013     Document Type: Article

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