HR: 13:40h
AN: H43H-01    [Abstracts]
TI: Assisting the US Bureau of Reclamation with Evapotranspiration Estimation from Remote Sensing; Field Work Planning to Implementation
AU: * Czajkowski, K P
EM: kczajko@utnet.utoledo.edu
AF: Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 United States
AU: Nikolov, S
EM: snikolov@utnet.utoledo.edu
AF: Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 United States
AU: Brown, N
EM: n_c_b25@yahoo.com
AF: International Center for Water Resources Management, Central State University, 111 C. J. Mc Lin Center, Wilberforce, OH 45384-1004 United States
AU: Subramania, S
EM: sri@centralstate.edu
AF: International Center for Water Resources Management, Central State University, 111 C. J. Mc Lin Center, Wilberforce, OH 45384-1004 United States
AU: Watts, D
H43H-01 AF: Department of Geological Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hw, Dayton, OH 45435 United States
AB: Central State University of Wilberforce, Ohio, a traditionally black college, is leading a group of universities (Wright State University, the University of Toledo, Cleveland State University and Colorado State University) in collaboration with the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to evaluate remote sensing technology for evapotranspiration (ET) modeling. The USBR is responsible for managing, developing, and protecting water resources and have particular interest in understanding the water balance for river basins where they manage irrigation projects. The project's goals are to test the use of remote sensing technology to obtain more frequent and accurate measurements of ET. This presentation will focus on planning and implementation of the field component of the project specifically focusing on obtaining ET observations using eddy covariance (EC) flux towers. Up to four EC towers will be deployed for a week in different cover types including alfalfa and possibly a riparian area. Initiation of the field project is scheduled for mid-October 2005 in the Palo Verde Irrigation District (PVID) near Blythe, California along the lower Colorado River. The PVID region has been studied extensively by the USBR and is viewed as an excellent test-bed for ET technology.
DE: 1818 Evapotranspiration
DE: 1843 Land/atmosphere interactions (1218, 1631, 3322)
DE: 1855 Remote sensing (1640)
SC: Hydrology [H]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005