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The Grape Remote Sensing Atmospheric Profile and Evapotranspiration Experiment
Bulletin American Meteorological Society
  • William P. Kustas, USDA ARS
  • Martha C. Anderson, USDA ARS
  • Joseph G. Alfieri, USDA ARS
  • Kyle Knipper, USDA ARS
  • Alfonso F. Torres-Rua, Utah State University
  • Christopher K. Parry, University of California
  • Hector Nieto, Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology
  • Nurit Agam, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • William A. White, USDA ARS
  • Feng Gao, USDA ARS
  • Lynn McKee, USDA ARS
  • John H. Prueger, USDA ARS
  • Lawrence E. Hipps, Utah State University
  • Sebastian A. Los, Utah State University
  • Maria Mar Alsina, Chemistry and Enology, E. & J. Gallo Winery
  • Luis Sanchez, Chemistry and Enology, E. & J. Gallo Winery
  • Brent Sams, Chemistry and Enology, E. & J. Gallo Winery
  • Nick Dokoozlian, Chemistry and Enology, E. & J. Gallo Winery
  • Mac McKee, Utah State University
  • Scott B. Jones, Utah State University
  • Yun Yang, USDA ARS
  • Tiffany G. Wilson, USDA ARS
  • Fangni Lei, USDA ARS
  • Andrew McElrone, USDA ARS
  • Josh L. Heitman, North Carolina State University at Raleigh
  • Adam M. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh
  • Kirk Post, California State University
  • Forrest Melton, California State University
  • Christopher Hain, NASA MSFC
Document Type
Article
Publisher
American Meteorological Society
Publication Date
10-9-2018
Award Number
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration NNX17AF51G
Funder

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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Abstract

Particularly in light of California’s recent multiyear drought, there is a critical need for accurate and timely evapotranspiration (ET) and crop stress information to ensure long-term sustainability of high-value crops. Providing this information requires the development of tools applicable across the continuum from subfield scales to improve water management within individual fields up to watershed and regional scales to assess water resources at county and state levels. High-value perennial crops (vineyards and orchards) are major water users, and growers will need better tools to improve water-use efficiency to remain economically viable and sustainable during periods of prolonged drought. To develop these tools, government, university, and industry partners are evaluating a multiscale remote sensing–based modeling system for application over vineyards. During the 2013–17 growing seasons, the Grape Remote Sensing Atmospheric Profile and Evapotranspiration eXperiment (GRAPEX) project has collected micrometeorological and biophysical data within adjacent pinot noir vineyards in the Central Valley of California. Additionally, each year ground, airborne, and satellite remote sensing data were collected during intensive observation periods (IOPs) representing different vine phenological stages. An overview of the measurements and some initial results regarding the impact of vine canopy architecture on modeling ET and plant stress are presented here. Refinements to the ET modeling system based on GRAPEX are being implemented initially at the field scale for validation and then will be integrated into the regional modeling toolkit for large area assessment.

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This work has been accepted to Bulletin American Meteorological Society. The AMS does not guarantee that the copy provided here is an accurate copy of the final published work.

Citation Information
Kustas, W.P., M.C. Anderson, J.G. Alfieri, K. Knipper, A. Torres-Rua, C.K. Parry, H. Nieto, N. Agam, W.A. White, F. Gao, L. McKee, J.H. Prueger, L.E. Hipps, S. Los, M.M. Alsina, L. Sanchez, B. Sams, N. Dokoozlian, M. McKee, S. Jones, Y. Yang, T.G. Wilson, F. Lei, A. McElrone, J.L. Heitman, A.M. Howard, K. Post, F. Melton, and C. Hain, 2018: The Grape Remote Sensing Atmospheric Profile and Evapotranspiration Experiment. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 99, 1791–1812, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0244.1