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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-5373-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-5373-2022
Research article
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27 Oct 2022
Research article |  | 27 Oct 2022

FarmCan: a physical, statistical, and machine learning model to forecast crop water deficit for farms

Sara Sadri, James S. Famiglietti, Ming Pan, Hylke E. Beck, Aaron Berg, and Eric F. Wood

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A farm-scale hydroclimatic machine learning framework to advise farmers was developed. FarmCan uses remote sensing data and farmers' input to forecast crop water deficits. The 8 d composite variables are better than daily ones for forecasting water deficit. Evapotranspiration (ET) and potential ET are more effective than soil moisture at predicting crop water deficit. FarmCan uses a crop-specific schedule to use surface or root zone soil moisture.