Crop Evapotranspiration: Accurate Ground and Remote Sensing Observations and Computational Tools

Dear Colleagues,

Evapotranspiration (ET) plays a main role in the water balance at various scales, from the plant and the field to the watershed or the irrigation system. ET allows understanding the hydrological behavior of natural and cropped ecosystems and adopting improved water resource planning and management. With the increasing competition for water and decreasing water resource availability, the need to cope with water scarcity and climate change increases the importance of accurate knowledge and estimation of ET from annual and perennial crops and landscapes. Improved use of ET information allows enhancing water use in agriculture at various scales. Therefore, there is a great need for an accurate scrutiny of the ET measurements, of weather data, and of data processing procedures.

This Special Issue encourages the submission of review and application research articles which contribute to accurate measurement and estimation of crop evapotranspiration in a broad sense (plants, trees, natural, and human-made landscapes) aiming at improved crop and irrigation management. Potential topics include emerging fields such as the use of Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cloud computing, Artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced sensing technologies oriented to crop and irrigation management in agriculture.

Prof. Dr. Luis Santos Pereira
Dr. Paula Paredes
Guest Editors

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