OKLAHOMA MESONET
; SEVERITY INDEX
; CLIMATE-CHANGE
; WATER-DEFICIT
; PRECIPITATION
; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
; TEMPERATURE
; SENSITIVITY
WOS学科分类:
Water Resources
WOS研究方向:
Water Resources
英文摘要:
A new agricultural drought index was developed for monitoring drought impacts on agriculture in Oklahoma. This new index, called the Soil Moisture Evapotranspiration Index (SMEI), estimates the departure of aggregated root zone moisture from reference evapotranspiration. The SMEI was estimated at five locations across Oklahoma representing different climates. The results showed good agreement with existing soil moisture-based (SM) and meteorological drought indices. In addition, the SMEI had improved performance compared to other indices in capturing the effects of temporal and spatial variations in drought. The relationship with crop production is a key characteristic of any agricultural drought index. The correlations between winter wheat production and studied drought indices estimated during the growing period were investigated. The correlation coefficients were largest for SMEI (r > 0.9) during the critical crop growth stages when compared to other drought indices, and r decreased by moving from semi-arid to more humid regions across Oklahoma. Overall, the results suggest that the SMEI can be used effectively for monitoring the effects of drought on agriculture in Oklahoma.
1.Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Biosyst & Agr Engn, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA 2.ARS, USDA, Grazinglands Res Lab, El Reno, OK 73036 USA 3.ARS, USDA, Conservat & Prod Res Lab, Bushland, TX 79012 USA
Recommended Citation:
Ajaz, Ali,Taghvaeian, Saleh,Khand, Kul,et al. Development and Evaluation of an Agricultural Drought Index by Harnessing Soil Moisture and Weather Data[J]. WATER,2019-01-01,11(7)