Using Spatial Information and Remote Sensing to Estimate Water Use as Evapotranspiration
Conference Year
2024
Abstract
This research project assesses the different ways to estimate evapotranspiration (ET) and understand the accuracy behind them. This can address many issues such as making accurate crop predictions for farmers or estimating flood patterns. The two methods, for estimating ET, that I used are, using ground weather data paired with the Penman – Monteith equation and using remotely sensed data. I used a farm in Pennsylvania as the main study site for this research and then we also did remote sensing in Arizona to help out another research project.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Luis Garcia
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Program/Major
Environmental Engineering
Primary Research Category
Engineering and Math Science
Using Spatial Information and Remote Sensing to Estimate Water Use as Evapotranspiration
This research project assesses the different ways to estimate evapotranspiration (ET) and understand the accuracy behind them. This can address many issues such as making accurate crop predictions for farmers or estimating flood patterns. The two methods, for estimating ET, that I used are, using ground weather data paired with the Penman – Monteith equation and using remotely sensed data. I used a farm in Pennsylvania as the main study site for this research and then we also did remote sensing in Arizona to help out another research project.