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Estimating the value of satellite-derived measurements of evapotranspiration to inform irrigation scheduling in California almond orchards
Advances in satellite remote sensing have led to the development of improved methods and tools for calculating evapotranspiration (ET), allowing for improved irrigation scheduling. Researchers have been workin...
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The complementary uses of Sentinel-1A SAR and ECOSTRESS datasets to identify vineyard growth and conditions: a case study in Sonoma County, California
The launch of NASA’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) and the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1A/B synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites provides the opportu...
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Open AccessEvaluation of satellite Leaf Area Index in California vineyards for improving water use estimation
Remote sensing estimation of evapotranspiration (ET) directly quantifies plant water consumption and provides essential information for irrigation scheduling, which is a pressing need for California vineyards ...
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Application of the vineyard data assimilation (VIDA) system to vineyard root-zone soil moisture monitoring in the California Central Valley
Efforts to apply gridded root-zone soil moisture (RZSM) products for irrigation decision-support in vineyards are currently hampered by the difficulty of obtaining RZSM products that meet required accuracy, re...
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Evaluating unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) imagery as an alternative tool towards cotton-based management zones
Unoccupied aerial system (UAS) imagery may serve as an additional tool towards management zone delineation. This is because UAS data collection is relatively flexible. However, it is unclear how useful UASs ca...
