Fifame Sagbohan

Remote Sensing to Estimate Water Fluxes and Irrigation Water Use Fifame Sagbohan

Remote sensing can assist in improving the estimation of the distribution of evapotranspiration. Consequently, it can help in a sustainable water resources management of large cultivated areas for irrigation purposes. This study uses the Mesonet/Modis-ET (M/M-ET) method where actual ET is derived from satellite energy balance combined with point measurements obtained from the Oklahoma Mesonet. The application of the M/M-ET method is evaluated for water flux measurements over irrigated and urban areas, and for estimation of lake evaporation.