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Validation of dual-crop coefficient method for calculation of rice evapotranspiration under drying–wetting cycle condition

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Based on data collected from rice fields under drying–wetting cycle condition, the procedure of dual-crop coefficient (K cd) approaches was calibrated and validated to reveal its feasibility and improve its performance in rice evapotranspiration (ET c) estimation. It was found that K cd based on FAO-recommended basal crop coefficients (K cb) underestimated dual-crop coefficients in monsoon climate region in East China. The recommended coefficient (K cp) value of 1.2 was not high enough to reflect the pulse increase of rice ET c after soil wetting. The K cb values were calibrated as 1.52 and 0.63 in midseason and late season, and the K cp value was adjusted as 1.29 after soil wetting in rice field under drying–wetting cycle condition. The dual-crop coefficient curves based on locally calibrated K cbCal and K cpCor matched well with the measured crop coefficients and performed well in calculating rice evapotranspiration from paddy fields under drying–wetting cycle condition. So it can be concluded that the procedure of dual-crop coefficient method is feasible in rice ET c estimation, and locally calibrated K cb and K cp can improve its performance remarkably.

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Abbreviations

ET c :

Crop evapotranspiration, mm d−1

ET 0 :

Reference crop evapotranspiration, mm d−1

ET cMea :

Daily crop evapotranspiration by water balance calculation based on field measurement, mm d−1

K cs :

Single-crop coefficients

K cd :

Dual-crop coefficients

K cdMea :

Measured dual-crop coefficients

K cb :

Basal crop coefficients

K e :

Soil evaporation coefficients

K s :

Soil moisture deficit coefficient

NFI:

Non-flooding controlled irrigation

FL:

Field groundwater level

CL1:

Controlled subsurface drainage level 1

CL2:

Controlled subsurface drainage level 2

K cbTab :

Tabulated basal crop coefficient following the FAO 56 procedure

K cbAdj :

Adjusted basal crop coefficient

K cbCal :

Locally calibrated basal crop coefficient

K cp :

Coefficient recommended by FAO

K cpCor :

Corrected K cp

ini:

Initial

mid:

Midseason

end:

Late season

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Acknowledgments

This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51179049), Innovative Young Scholar Project of State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering (No. 20145027912), Advanced Science and Technology Innovation in Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province, and a project funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.

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    Junzeng Xu & Shihong Yang

  2. College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    Junzeng Xu, Yuping Lv, Likun Ai, Shihong Yang, Yupu He & Twecan Dalson

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Xu, J., Lv, Y., Ai, L. et al. Validation of dual-crop coefficient method for calculation of rice evapotranspiration under drying–wetting cycle condition. Paddy Water Environ 15, 381–393 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-016-0556-9

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