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Untangling irrigation effects on maize water and heat stress alleviation using satellite data
School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San
Diego, CA, USA
Jennifer Burney
School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San
Diego, CA, USA
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Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 5029–5045, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5029-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5029-2021, 2021
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John O'Connor, Maria J. Santos, Karin T. Rebel, and Stefan C. Dekker
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Anne J. Hoek van Dijke, Kaniska Mallick, Adriaan J. Teuling, Martin Schlerf, Miriam Machwitz, Sibylle K. Hassler, Theresa Blume, and Martin Herold
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Shoubo Li, Yan Zhao, Yongping Wei, and Hang Zheng
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 4233–4244, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4233-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4233-2017, 2017
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Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 805–815, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-805-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-805-2013, 2013
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Short summary
Satellite data were used to disentangle water and heat stress alleviation due to irrigation. Our findings are as follows. (1) Irrigation-induced cooling was captured by satellite LST but air temperature failed. (2) Irrigation extended maize growing season duration, especially during grain filling. (3) Water and heat stress alleviation constitutes 65 % and 35 % of the irrigation benefit. (4) The crop model simulating canopy temperature better captures the irrigation benefit.
Satellite data were used to disentangle water and heat stress alleviation due to irrigation. Our...
