Bibliographic citations
Villaorduña, L., (2014). Estimación de la evapotranspiración espacial en el valle del Mantaro mediante el algoritmo SEBAL [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/1869
Villaorduña, L., Estimación de la evapotranspiración espacial en el valle del Mantaro mediante el algoritmo SEBAL [Tesis]. : Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/1869
@misc{renati/243418,
title = "Estimación de la evapotranspiración espacial en el valle del Mantaro mediante el algoritmo SEBAL",
author = "Villaorduña Vergara, Liliana Milagros",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2014"
}
Spatial interpolation of gauged or estimated evapotranspiration (ET) values with conventional algorithms usually generates biased results. The Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) has been successfully used to reduce these biases. Notwithstanding, SEBAL has been little tested under high radiation conditions existing at high elevations. The present research aimed at developing a SEBAL application for the Mantaro Valley, located at an average altitude of 3200 masl. The algorithm was programmed in Visual Python-ArcGIS v10.2. The energy balance was estimated through a set of Landsat 5 TM imageries registered from April – August 2008. Obtained ET values were compared to specific crop evapotranspiration (ETc) estimated with the Penman-Monteith (PM) method or type A evaporimeter tank (TEA) due to a lack of lysimeter or other more reliable ET data. Dominant crops near the meteorological stations were identified and used for the ETc estimation. Comparison between SEBAL and PM across space and time resulted in a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.561 mm/day, coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.845 and Nash-Sutcliffe (ENS) efficiency of 0.787. Moreover, when compared with TEA, results were lower but acceptable: RMSE of 1.024 mm/day, R2 of 0.416 and ENS of 0.368. The use of imageries and SEBAL algorithm are reliable tools for estimating and understanding the spatio-temporal behavior of evapotranspiration in highlands and thus recommended as water resources management tools.
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