Sensitivity analysis of reference evapotranspiration to sensor accuracy

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 110, Issue , 2015, Pages 176-186

  DeJonge, Kendall C ^a   Ahmadi, Mehdi ^b   Ascough, James C ^a   Kinzli, Kristoph Dietrich ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Instrumentation; Irrigation water; Sensitivity analysis; Sensor accuracy

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; SENSOR NETWORKS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WIND;

CURRENT CONFIGURATION; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; IRRIGATION WATERS; LOCAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL SENSOR NETWORK; REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SENSOR ACCURACY;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANEMOMETER; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SEMIARID REGION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSOR; SOLAR RADIATION;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84913534749     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2014.11.013     Document Type: Article

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