Derivation of air temperature of agricultural areas of Morocco from remotely land surface temperature based on the updated Köppen-Geiger climate classification

Hadria, Rachid; Benabdelouahab, Tarik; Elmansouri, Loubna; Gadouali, Fouad; Ouatiki, Hamza; Lebrini, Youssef; Boudhar, Abdelghani; Salhi, Adil; Lionboui, Hayat

doi:10.1007/s40808-019-00645-4

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“…Taking into account that the most extensive and important agricultural areas of Morocco are covered by the stations of the first group stations ( Balaghi et al, 2007 ; Hadria et al, 2019 ), ET 0-Hadria gains ground largely to any other estimate in the flats areas and where the altitudes are lower than 500m under arid and semi-arid settings. In mountainous areas, and based on our analysis, Dorji's estimate is more suitable.…”

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“…Based on the international Köppen-Geiger climate classification, six climate zones stand out in the study area: Bsh (Arid-Steppe-hot arid), Bsk (Arid-Steppe-Cold arid), Bwh (Arid-Desert- hot arid), Csa (Hot-summer Mediterranean climate), BWk (Cold desert climate) and CSb (Warm-summer Mediterranean climate) ( Hadria et al, 2019 ).…”

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“…The five other ET 0 studied temperature-based estimates were chosen for their simplicity, accuracy and for the availability of the required air temperature parameters which are, generally, directly measured in weather stations or indirectly retrieved from remote sensing data ( Fabiola Flores and Mario Lillo, 2010 ; Hadria et al, 2019 ; Hadria et al, 2018 ; Mildrexler et al, 2011 ; Vancutsem et al, 2010 ). These five estimates are originated from the pioneer Hargreaves equation and are as follows: Hargreaves and Samani estimate ( Hargreaves and Samani, 1985 ):

Ravazzani estimate ( Ravazzani et al, 2012 )

Berti estimate ( Berti et al, 2014 )

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“…In Morocco, the spatial extension of the bioclimatic stages, the ideal geographical position, the geomorphological diversity, the variability of the arid settings and the data availability hardness make it typical and representative of the MENA region to compare different reference evapotranspiration models towards a fit calibration for these arid and semi-arid areas ( Benabdelouahab et al, 2019 ; Hadria et al, 2019 ; Mokhtari et al, 2014 ).…”

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Comparative assessment of different reference evapotranspiration models towards a fit calibration for arid and semi-arid areas

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Journal of Arid Environments

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The enhancement of water efficiency requires controlling the high demand for irrigated agriculture which depends on improving the capabilities to accurately simulate the water cycle and its components. Among these, evapotranspiration is widely studied to estimate reference evapotranspiration (ET 0 ) but the performance and accuracy of the estimates vary. Moreover, these estimates require some hardly available or misrepresentative meteorological data which lead, mainly in arid and semi-arid areas, to errors and inaccuracies. Here, ET 0 of five empirical temperature-based estimates are compared to the standard FAO Penman–Monteith estimate (ET 0-PM ) under the representative and wide-ranging settings of 22 weather stations of Morocco. We found a significant positive correlation between ET 0-PM and solar radiation, average and maximum air temperatures. We have determined that the Dorji estimate shows relatively better precision and stability while it requires advanced calibration to accommodate arid and semi-arid conditions. After hundreds of calibration repetitions, we concluded a new estimate (ET 0-Hadria ) which demonstrates an overall improvement in the quality and precision of ET 0 assessment, mainly in flat areas. This estimate improved the precision and enhanced the precision in almost 68% of the stations. This simple calibrated estimate is an accurate, improved, and transferable tool achieved through a precise methodical process of selection and configuration.

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Ravazzani estimate ( Ravazzani et al, 2012 )

Berti estimate ( Berti et al, 2014 )

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Comparative assessment of different reference evapotranspiration models towards a fit calibration for arid and semi-arid areas

Hadria¹,

Benabdelouhab²,

Lionboui³

et al. 2021

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…Winter and autumn are rainy (45% and 30% per annual rainfall average, respectively), although there is an irregular spatiotemporal variability in the annual rainfall (from 300 mm in average in the East up to 1,100 mm in the central mountain belt), which can locally reach high intensities causing abundant runoff and loss of soil (Salhi et al 2020). Besides, there is a clear temperature increase in the last decades because of global warming, as well as longer droughts (Benabdelouahab and Salhi 2018;Hadria et al 2019). The area is known for a very active erosive processes with an average of potential annual soil loss rate of 27.7 t/ha/year which is equivalent to a massive potential gross amount of soil loss of 2.7 kg/m²/year.…”

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Assessment of Geosites in Northern Morocco: Diversity and Richness with Potential for Socioeconomic Development

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Despite the importance of geoheritage as an interdisciplinary geo-based topic, it is poorly documented as a tool of harmonious socioeconomic development and territorial strategic planning. The promotion of this natural resource in rural areas of the southern Mediterranean may strengthen social resilience and consolidate management strategies if it is conducted according to a responsible and sustainable approach that takes account of local specificities. Here, an exhaustive, multi-criteria and qualitative assessment of the geomorphological sites of the large Alpine Rif belt was established to assess their scientific and additional values based on a widely adopted score ranking method. Later, it was established a restricted list of the most outstanding sites based on qualitative conditions. This list contains 39 sites which may be linked in three thematic geocircuits to serve as gathering points for initiatives and development projects. We anticipate that this may create an economic diversity to revive a 2 social fabric capable of satisfying its needs and expectations, reducing the gap and inequalities between disadvantaged rural areas upstream and industrialized urban areas downstream, and inspiring a benign and balanced development.

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Remote monitoring of agricultural systems using NDVI time series and machine learning methods: a tool for an adaptive agricultural policy

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Derivation of air temperature of agricultural areas of Morocco from remotely land surface temperature based on the updated Köppen-Geiger climate classification

Cited by 18 publications

References 32 publications

Comparative assessment of different reference evapotranspiration models towards a fit calibration for arid and semi-arid areas

Comparative assessment of different reference evapotranspiration models towards a fit calibration for arid and semi-arid areas

Assessment of Geosites in Northern Morocco: Diversity and Richness with Potential for Socioeconomic Development

Remote monitoring of agricultural systems using NDVI time series and machine learning methods: a tool for an adaptive agricultural policy

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