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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2759-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2759-2022
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Research article
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25 May 2022
Research article |
| 25 May 2022
| 25 May 2022
A framework for irrigation performance assessment using WaPOR data: the case of a sugarcane estate in Mozambique
Abebe D. Chukalla
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Land and Water Management, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, the Netherlands
Marloes L. Mul
Department of Land and Water Management, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, the Netherlands
Pieter van der Zaag
Department of Land and Water Management, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, the Netherlands
Water Management Group, Delft University of Technology, 2600 AA Delft, the Netherlands
Gerardo van Halsema
Water Resources Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
Evaristo Mubaya
Xinavane estate, Xinavane, Mozambique
Esperança Muchanga
Inclusive Agri-Food Value Chain Development Programme (PROCAVA) –
FDA, Maputo, Mozambique
Nadja den Besten
VanderSat B. V., Agri, Food and Commodity unit, Wilhelminastraat 43a, 2011 VK Haarlem, the Netherlands
Water Management Group, Delft University of Technology, 2600 AA Delft, the Netherlands
Poolad Karimi
Department of Land and Water Management, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, the Netherlands
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- Performance evaluation of irrigation scheme at Dimama Angerf Abay, Awi Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia Y. Amsalu & A. Mulu
- Assessing the spatio-temporal variations of wheat yield and water productivity under centre pivot irrigation systems using open-access remote sensing data. K. Hakzi et al.
- Recharge Estimation Approach in a Data-Scarce Semi-Arid Region, Northern Ethiopian Rift Valley S. Mekonen et al.
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- Establishing the water resources implications for closing the land and water productivity gaps using remote sensing – A case study of sugarcane A. Chukalla et al.
- Improving field-scale crop actual evapotranspiration monitoring with Sentinel-3, Sentinel-2, and Landsat data fusion R. Guzinski et al.
- Evaluation of global remotely sensed evapotranspiration products in arid irrigated agricultural environments using ground measurements P. Ratshiedana et al.
- Agronomic analysis of WaPOR applications: Confirming conservative biomass water productivity in inherent and climatological variance of WaPOR data outputs C. Seijger et al.
- Mitigating agricultural risk under future climate: assessing maize cycle and yield in Brazil T. dos Santos Dias et al.
- Potential Improvements in Crop Production in Egypt and Implications for Future Water and Land Demand S. Ayyad et al.
- Comparing WaPOR and ERA5-Land: Innovative Estimations of Precipitation and Evapotranspiration in the Tana Basin, Ethiopia A. Tiruye et al.
- Using a Triple Sensor Collocation Approach to Evaluate Small-Holder Irrigation Scheme Performances in Northern Ethiopia A. Mohammedshum et al.
- Remote sensing model choice drives water pricing forecasts in water-scarce basins H. Jaafar et al.
- Evapotranspiration estimation using Surface Energy Balance Model and medium resolution satellite data: An operational approach for continuous monitoring S. Pareeth & P. Karimi
- Monitoring small-scale irrigation performance using remote sensing in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia Y. Mekonnen et al.
- Groundwater depletion and sustainability of water-intensive agriculture in the Cuatro Ciénegas region, Coahuila, Mexico A. Pedrozo-Acuña et al.
26 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Mapping Decision Support Tools (DSTs) on agricultural water productivity: A global systematic scoping review T. Mabhaudhi et al.
- Multiscale spatial variability in land and water productivity across the Gezira irrigation scheme, Sudan R. Elnour et al.
- A comprehensive approach to enhancing irrigation network management through the water accounting plus framework M. Naeini et al.
- Using a standardized event-based tool for drought analysis: Application to propagation predictability patterns E. Zeleke et al.
- Sugarcane Yield Estimation Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data in Empirical or Mechanistic Modeling: A Systematic Review N. de França e Silva et al.
- Large variability in satellite-based estimates of irrigation water use A. Amali et al.
- Performance evaluation of irrigation scheme at Dimama Angerf Abay, Awi Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia Y. Amsalu & A. Mulu
- Assessing the spatio-temporal variations of wheat yield and water productivity under centre pivot irrigation systems using open-access remote sensing data. K. Hakzi et al.
- Recharge Estimation Approach in a Data-Scarce Semi-Arid Region, Northern Ethiopian Rift Valley S. Mekonen et al.
- Satellite-Based Approach for Crop Type Mapping and Assessment of Irrigation Performance in the Nile Delta S. Saleh et al.
- Quantification and mapping of maize crop evapotranspiration using the surface energy balance algorithm for land model and medium-resolution satellite data G. Sabharwal et al.
- Rapid expansion of irrigated agriculture in the Senegal River Valley following the 2008 food price crisis T. Higginbottom et al.
- A new approach to estimate daily evapotranspiration, based on Landsat data and FAO56 principles S. Veysi et al.
- Remote sensing vegetation Indices-Driven models for sugarcane evapotranspiration estimation in the semiarid Ethiopian Rift Valley G. W. Woldemariam et al.
- Establishing the water resources implications for closing the land and water productivity gaps using remote sensing – A case study of sugarcane A. Chukalla et al.
- Improving field-scale crop actual evapotranspiration monitoring with Sentinel-3, Sentinel-2, and Landsat data fusion R. Guzinski et al.
- Evaluation of global remotely sensed evapotranspiration products in arid irrigated agricultural environments using ground measurements P. Ratshiedana et al.
- Agronomic analysis of WaPOR applications: Confirming conservative biomass water productivity in inherent and climatological variance of WaPOR data outputs C. Seijger et al.
- Mitigating agricultural risk under future climate: assessing maize cycle and yield in Brazil T. dos Santos Dias et al.
- Potential Improvements in Crop Production in Egypt and Implications for Future Water and Land Demand S. Ayyad et al.
- Comparing WaPOR and ERA5-Land: Innovative Estimations of Precipitation and Evapotranspiration in the Tana Basin, Ethiopia A. Tiruye et al.
- Using a Triple Sensor Collocation Approach to Evaluate Small-Holder Irrigation Scheme Performances in Northern Ethiopia A. Mohammedshum et al.
- Remote sensing model choice drives water pricing forecasts in water-scarce basins H. Jaafar et al.
- Evapotranspiration estimation using Surface Energy Balance Model and medium resolution satellite data: An operational approach for continuous monitoring S. Pareeth & P. Karimi
- Monitoring small-scale irrigation performance using remote sensing in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia Y. Mekonnen et al.
- Groundwater depletion and sustainability of water-intensive agriculture in the Cuatro Ciénegas region, Coahuila, Mexico A. Pedrozo-Acuña et al.
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Short summary
New techniques to monitor the performance of irrigation schemes are vital to improve land and water productivity. We developed a framework and applied the remotely sensed FAO WaPOR dataset to assess uniformity, equity, adequacy, and land and water productivity at the Xinavane sugarcane estate, segmented by three irrigation methods. The developed performance assessment framework and the Python script in Jupyter Notebooks can aid in such irrigation performance analysis in other regions.
New techniques to monitor the performance of irrigation schemes are vital to improve land and...
