In the past few decades, research has developed a multitude of strategies, methods and
technologies to reduce consumptive water use on farms for adaptation to the increasing …

Remote detection and monitoring of the vegetation responses to stress became relevant for
sustainable agriculture. Ongoing developments in optical remote sensing technologies have …

Landscape metrics were used to analyze landscape changes and related driving forces in a
mountain rural landscape of Northeast Portugal over three decades. This landscape has …

The estimation of crop evapotranspiration (ET c ) from the reference evapotranspiration (ET
o ) and a standard crop coefficient (K c ) in olive orchards requires that the latter be adjusted …

In this study, hyperspectral reflectance (HySR) data derived from a handheld spectroradiometer
were used to assess the water status of three grapevine cultivars in two sub-regions of …

A new procedure is proposed for estimating actual basal crop coefficients from vegetation
indices (K cb VI ) considering a density coefficient (K d ) and a crop coefficient for bare soil. K d …

… Isabel Pôças contributed for the current study by collecting the reflectance data, the subsequent
processing of the data and the analysis of the results, and assuming the responsibility of …

In California and other agricultural regions that are facing challenges with water scarcity,
accurate estimates of crop evapotranspiration (ET c ) can support agricultural entities in …

The predawn leaf water potential (ѱ pd ) is an eco-physiological indicator widely used for
assessing vines water status and thus supporting irrigation management in several wine …

Highlights • METRIC successfully estimated ET from remote sensing in a discontinuous
woody crop. • METRIC estimates required adjusting surface temperature to a three-source …