THE NENA REGIONAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION MEASUREMENT NETWORK
ICARDA, in collaboration with FAO’s Regional Office for Near East and North Africa (RNE), has established the first regional network for field measurement of evapotranspiration
The idea of the network is to build a common regional understanding of ETa measurements (ETa) in the field and through RS on accuracy assessments of RS ETa data of different databases and their analyses and use for agriculture-related applications (e.g., water accounting, water productivity, water management, etc.). Therefore, ICARDA, in collaboration with FAO and six countries in the region - Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine, established such a regional ET network to obtain a reliable source of ground measurements of ET with the multiple goals of calibrating and validating RS-based ETa retrievals, calibrating and validating crop models and to do regional synthesis using the measured data in a multi-location, multi-season manner, in the context of regional water scarcity.
Countries
EGYPT
JORDAN
LEBANON
MOROCCO
PALESTINE
TUNISIA
Project
Activities
Data query and visualization
ICARDA manages a dashboard that can be used to visualize and query the measured ET data to benefit the interested parties. One can query and compare by location, season, crop, or period.
Try it outIn order to share global information about water use, and especially in CWANA, last September, ICARDA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a bi-weekly webinar series over three months on the measurement of evapotranspiration led by global experts and attracting over 1,700 international and regional participants.
SEPTEMBER 15
Comparison of ET estimates from a surface layer scintillometer and a large weighing lysimeter
SEPTEMBER 29
pLessons Learned about Ecosystem Evaporation from a Global Network of Eddy Covariance Sites
OCTOBER 13
ET by Soil Water Balance: Weighing lysimetry and soil water sensing approaches
OCTOBER 27
Fundamentals and Measurements of Surface Energy Balance, including Evapotranspiration, with the Emphasis on Bowen Ratio Energy Balance System
NOVEMBER 10
ET Flux Networking: Latest Tools for Connecting Flux, Remote Sensing & Modelling Communities via Time- and Space-Synchronized Datasets
NOVEMBER 24
ET Measurement Uncertainties and Implications for Model Validation
Knowledge Products
we produced
Technical reports were prepared to strengthen regional common understanding of evapotranspiration measurement. Access is open and available for all interested parties.
Assessment of Available Field Instruments for Each Institution and Calibration Status, and Recommend Possible Additional Instruments to Complement the Existing Ones
Read MoreDetail Description of the technical specifications of the Instruments, Maintenance Standards and Calibration Protocols.
Read MoreField Data Analysis and Reporting Activity 7.1: Analyze the Data of the Field Measurements
Read MoreOutput 9: Comparison Between Field Data and Remote Sensing Data Analyzed Comparing Evapotranspiration Retrieved Through Various Remote Sensing based Models with Ground Measured Data
Read MoreOutput 9: Comprehensive Report Activity 9.2: Comprehensive Report of Results including Recommendations and Strategies
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Vinay Nangia
RESEARCH TEAM LEADER - SOILS, WATERS AND AGRONOMY
Ajit Govind
SENIOR CLIMATOLOGIST AND SYSTEMS MODELER
Mohie el Din Omar
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - IRRIGATION AND WATER
Anas Mansouri
RESEARCH ASSISTANT - SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT
Anas Mansouri
PHD RESEARCH FELLOW
Mira Haddad
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - SPATIO-TEMPORAL ASSESSMENT
Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Hassan II - IAV HASSAN II
Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute - LARI
National Agricultural Research Center Jordan - NARC Jordan
National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forest - INRGREF
Agricultural Research Center Egypt - ARC Egypt
University of Cordoba
New and unique data on how much water crops use
ICARDA and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently organized a two-day workshop to document and share the outcomes of a project that uniquely establishes the amount of water used by key crops in regional settings, providing vital data for farming approaches and government policies.
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ICARDA and Cairo Water Week 2022 24-28th October
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ICARDA at Cairo Water Week 2022
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