Estimating Daily Evapotranspiration in Puerto Rico using Satellite Remote Sensing

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1 Estimating Daily Evapotranspiration in Puerto Rico using Satellite Remote Sensing ERIC. W. HARMSEN 1, JOHN MECIKALSKI 2, MELVIN J. CARDONA-SOTO 3, ALEJANDRA ROJAS GONZALEZ 4 AND RAMÓN VASQUEZ 5 1 Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus P.O. Box 9030, Mayagüez, PR U.S.A. eric.harmsen@upr.edu 2 Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) U.S.A. johnm@nsstc.uah.edu 3 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus Mayagüez, PR U.S.A. cardonam@gmail.com 4 Department of Civil Engineering University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus Mayagüez, PR U.S.A alejandra_rojaspr@yahoo.com 5 Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus Mayagüez, PR 00681, U.S.A reve@ece.uprm.edu ISSN: Issue 6, Volume 5, June 2009

2 1 Introduction 2 Methods ISSN: Issue 6, Volume 5, June 2009

3 ET o R n G 900 T 273 u 2 e s e a u 2. 1 s -1 kpa C - MJ m -2 day -1 MJ m -2 day -1 kpa C -1 C m kpa ET o R n G. where α 3 Results ISSN: Issue 6, Volume 5, June 2009

4 Site Isabela Maricao Guilarte Fortuna Combate Mayaguez Bosque Elevation (m) Rainfall (mm) Average Temperature (C) Minimum Temperature (C) Maximum Temperature (C) Relative Humidity (%) Wind Speed (m/s) Solar Radiation (W/m2) The regression equation was used to estimate the average air temperature in Fig. 4. ISSN: Issue 6, Volume 5, June 2009

5 Observed Temperature (C) WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on ENVIRONMENT and DEVELOPMENT Fig. 5. Surface elevation in Puerto Rico. Observed Temperature (C) Observed Vs. Estimated Average Daily Air Temperature Julian Day 64, 2009 y = x R² = Estimated Temperature (C) Fig. 6. Estimated versus observed daily average temperature at the seven SCAN stations in Puerto Rico. The regression equation was used to estimate air temperature in Fig. 3. ISSN: Issue 6, Volume 5, June 2009

6 ET o Station Ele. (m) Latitude PRET PM PT HS Isabela Maricao Guilarte Fortuna Combate Mayaguez Bosque Example Application Seasonal ET Estimation ISSN: Issue 6, Volume 5, June 2009

7 R s_obs e R s_est. T avg_obs T avg_est ISSN: Issue 6, Volume 5, June 2009

8 Crop Coefficient (Kc) Solar Radiation (MJ/m 2 day) WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on ENVIRONMENT and DEVELOPMENT Mar 17-Apr 7-May 27-May 16-Jun 6-Jul Date Tomato Sweet Corn Squash Lettuce Sweet Pepper Apr Apr May Jun-09 Date Estimated Solar Radiation Observed Solar Radiation Seasonal Evapotranspiration (mm) Crop Isabela Maricoa Guilarte Fortuna Combate Mayaguez Bosque Tomato Sweet Corn Squash Lettuce Sweet Pepper Method Limitations ISSN: Issue 6, Volume 5, June 2009

9 Acknowledgements This material is based on research supported by NOAA-CREST (NA17AE1625), NSF-CASA, NASA-IDEAS and USDA Hatch (H-402). We would also like to thank Vanessa Acaron and Jayson Maldonado, participants in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, for conducting the comparison between observed and estimated data. 4 Summary and Conclusions References: [1] Allen, R. G., L. S. Pereira, Dirk Raes and M. Smith, Crop Evapotranspiration Guidelines for Computing Crop Water Requirements. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 56, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. 1998, pp [2] Sumner, D. M, C. S. Pathak, J. R. Mecikalski, S. J. Paech, Q. Wu, and T. Sangoyomi, Calibration of GOES-derived Solar Radiation Data Using Network of Surface Measurements in Florida, USA. Proceedings of the ASCE World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008 Ahupua'a [3] Gowda, P. H., J. L. Chávez, P. D. Colaizzi, S. R. Evett, T. A. Howell, and J. A. Tolk, Remote sensing based energy balance algorithms for mapping ET: Current status and future challenges. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.Vol. 50(5). 2007, pp [4] Allen, R. G., M. Tasumi, R. Trezza, C. W. Robison, M. Garcia, D. Toll, K. Arsenault, J.M.H. Hendrickx, and J. Kjaersgaard, Comparison of Evapotranspiration Images Derived from MODIS and Landsat along the Middle Rio Grande. Proceedings of the ASCE ISSN: Issue 6, Volume 5, June 2009

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