Surface renewal (SR) analysis was utilized to calculate sensible heat flux density from high frequency temperature measurements above orange orchard canopies during 2005 in eastern Sicily (Italy). The H values were employed to estimate latent heat flux density (LE) using measured net radiation (Rn) and soil heat flux density (G) in the energy balance (EB) equation. Crop coefficients were determined by calculating the ratio Kc=ETa/ETo, with reference ETo derived from the daily Penman‐Monteith equation. The estimated daily Kc values showed an average of about 0.75 for canopy covers having about 70% ground shading and 80% of PAR light interception. Remote sensing estimates of Kc and ET fluxes were compared with those measured by SR‐EB. IKONOS satellite estimates of Kc and NDVI were linearly correlated for the orchard stands.

Topics
Thermodynamic states and processes, Geophysical techniques, Hydrology, Remote sensing
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© 2006 American Institute of Physics.
2006
American Institute of Physics
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