Water requirements of olive orchards: I simulation of daily evapotranspiration for scenario analysis
Water requirements of olive orchards: I simulation of daily evapotranspiration for scenario analysis
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橄榄园需水量:模拟日蒸散量进行情景分析
DOI:
10.1007/s00271-005-0011-y
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发表时间:
2005
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
E. Fereres
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作者:
L. Testi;F. Villalobos;F. Orgaz;E. Fereres
Water requirements of olive orchards are difficult to calculate, since they are influenced by heterogeneous factors such as age, planting density and irrigation systems. Here we propose a model of olive water requirements, capable of separately calculating transpiration (Ep), intercepted rainfall evaporation (Epd) and soil evaporation (Es) from the wet and dry fraction of the soil surface under localized irrigation. The model accounts for the effects of canopy dimension onEpand of the wetted soil surface fraction onEs. The model was tested against actual measurements of olive evapotranspiration (ET) obtained by the eddy covariance technique in a developing olive orchard during 3 years. The predictedETand crop coefficients showed good agreement with the measured data. The model was then used to simulate the average water requirements of two mature orchards using 20-year meteorological datasets of Cordoba (Spain) and Fresno (CA, USA). Average annualETof a 300 trees ha−1orchard at Cordoba was 1,025 mm, while the same orchard at Fresno had an averageETof 927 mm. Transpiration losses were 602 mm at Cordoba and 612 mm at Fresno. Evaporation from the soil can have a large effect on oliveET; thus, olive crop coefficients (Kc) are very sensitive to the rainfall regime.