Ephraim D. Muyombo , B. Wade Brorsen , Erik S. Krueger , Tyson E. Ochsner , Andrew J. Van Leuven
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We also consider forage yield relationships with the United States Drought Monitor (USDM), rainfall, in-situ soil moisture from the Oklahoma Mesonet, and NASA’s North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS). The two main objectives are to (1) to determine the similarities and differences between FLDAS modeled soil moisture measurements and the in-situ soil moisture measurements obtained from the Oklahoma Mesonet, and (2) to quantify the accuracy of soil moisture measures as well as rainfall and the USDM in predicting county hay yields.</div><div>High correlations between FLDAS and Oklahoma Mesonet volumetric water content (VWC) were observed in central and western Oklahoma. Correlations were lower in eastern Oklahoma, urban areas, and irrigated regions.</div><div>Among the datasets considered, FLDAS VWC was consistently the best predictor of Oklahoma hay yields when using June and July drought measures. 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NASA’s modeled soil moisture data as an index for forage crop insurance and disaster protection programs: The case of Oklahoma
Due to the lack of measured nationwide forage yield data, U.S. crop insurance and disaster programs for forage producers base payments on an index intended to correlate with forage yields. This study explores the feasibility of using National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) soil moisture data to create an index for drought insurance and disaster programs. Hay yields in Oklahoma were used as the measure of forage yields due to the availability of data. We evaluated the relationship between those yields and soil moisture data from NASA’s Famine Early Warning Systems Network Land Data Assimilation System (FLDAS) and the Oklahoma Mesonet. We also consider forage yield relationships with the United States Drought Monitor (USDM), rainfall, in-situ soil moisture from the Oklahoma Mesonet, and NASA’s North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS). The two main objectives are to (1) to determine the similarities and differences between FLDAS modeled soil moisture measurements and the in-situ soil moisture measurements obtained from the Oklahoma Mesonet, and (2) to quantify the accuracy of soil moisture measures as well as rainfall and the USDM in predicting county hay yields.
High correlations between FLDAS and Oklahoma Mesonet volumetric water content (VWC) were observed in central and western Oklahoma. Correlations were lower in eastern Oklahoma, urban areas, and irrigated regions.
Among the datasets considered, FLDAS VWC was consistently the best predictor of Oklahoma hay yields when using June and July drought measures. Linear regression models reveal that FLDAS Fraction of Available Water (FAW) (R² = 0.40), Mesonet FAW (R² = 0.40), 5-cm FLDAS VWC (R² = 0.43), 25-cm FLDAS VWC (R² = 0.43), NLDAS (R² = 0.39), USDM (R² = 0.28), and rainfall (R² = 0.30) were all significant predictors of hay yield anomalies. The ranking of the predictors remained the same when using quadratic or segmented regression models. FLDAS VWC is available in the continental U.S. at a 12 km resolution, making it a feasible alternative indicator for drought relief programs.
期刊介绍:
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology is an international journal for the publication of original articles and reviews on the inter-relationship between meteorology, agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems. Emphasis is on basic and applied scientific research relevant to practical problems in the field of plant and soil sciences, ecology and biogeochemistry as affected by weather as well as climate variability and change. Theoretical models should be tested against experimental data. Articles must appeal to an international audience. Special issues devoted to single topics are also published.
Typical topics include canopy micrometeorology (e.g. canopy radiation transfer, turbulence near the ground, evapotranspiration, energy balance, fluxes of trace gases), micrometeorological instrumentation (e.g., sensors for trace gases, flux measurement instruments, radiation measurement techniques), aerobiology (e.g. the dispersion of pollen, spores, insects and pesticides), biometeorology (e.g. the effect of weather and climate on plant distribution, crop yield, water-use efficiency, and plant phenology), forest-fire/weather interactions, and feedbacks from vegetation to weather and the climate system.