Monitoring the combined effects of drought and salinity stress on crops using remote sensing in the Netherlands

Wen, Wen; Timmermans, Joris; Chen, Qi; van Bodegom, Peter M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-4537-2022

Articles | Volume 26, issue 17

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-4537-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-4537-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 26, issue 17

Research article

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13 Sep 2022

Research article |

| 13 Sep 2022

Monitoring the combined effects of drought and salinity stress on crops using remote sensing in the Netherlands

Wen Wen, Joris Timmermans, Qi Chen, and Peter M. van Bodegom

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Basisregistratie gewaspercelen Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat https://www.pdok.nl/introductie/-/article/basisregistratie-gewaspercelen-brp-

Short summary

A novel approach for evaluating individual and combined impacts of drought and salinity in real-life settings is proposed using Sentinel-2. We found that crop responses to drought and salinity differ between growth stages. Compared to salinity, crop growth is most strongly affected by drought stress and is, in general, further exacerbated when co-occurring with salinity stress. Our approach facilitates a way to monitor crop health under multiple stresses with potential large-scale applications.