DOI: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2023.00204

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  Abstract: Abstract Determining evapotranspiration (ET) is essential for water accounting and for the management of irrigated agriculture from farm to region. We describe here a collaborative initiative aimed at establishing a prototype ET network in six countries of North Africa and the Near East (NENA Region). The network utilizes a low-cost and open-source system, termed the CORDOVA-ET, consisting of a base station and sensing nodes to collect the weather data needed to determine reference and actual ET (ETo and ETa). Here, we describe the network deployment processes, system architecture, data collection methodology, quality control procedures, and some of the ET results obtained so far during a four-year period, starting in 2018. The network has been developed as an iterative and collaborative process, where training and capacity building have been the main drivers. The feedback and experiences gathered from the users have helped improve the different versions of the prototypes and enhance their assembly, deployment, reliability, and ease of operation. At the same time, the involvement in the construction, maintenance, and data analysis has also provided valuable insight into calculating ET from energy balance methods. The network operated during six cropping seasons and the results were mixed, data integrity (hourly and daily) varied from 95 to 23%, depending on the country and season. Validation of ET estimates was performed using the ECMWF ERA5 dataset as an independent reference. The energy balance algorithm implemented in the system to determine ETa was validated using the OpenCropLib Python library. While the results of data validation demonstrated the reliability and accuracy of the CORDOVA-ET system, network operations required significant support and special motivation on the part of the users. It is concluded that collaboration among users, together with support services and participation of different stakeholders interested in agricultural water management would be essential elements to ensure the sustainability of the ET network.

  Key words: the network; users; cordova; the results; deployment; et

  Submit time: 2 October 2023

  Copyright: The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted agriXiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.
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