Parametrization of Models and Use of Estimated Global Solar Radiation Data in the Irrigated Rice Yield Simulation

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of estimated global solar radiation data in the simulations of potential yield of irrigated rice. Global solar radiation was estimated by four empirical models, based on air temperature, and a meteorological satellite derivated. The empirical models were calibrated and validated for 10 sites, representative of the six rice regions of the State of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil. To evaluate the impact of the radiation estimates on irrigated rice yield simulations, the CERES-Rice model, calibrated for four cultivars, was used. The estimates of global solar radiation of the empirical models based on the air temperature showed deviations, from the observed values, of 20 to 30% and the estimated by satellite deviations of more than 30%. The global solar radiation data estimated by the Hargreaves and Samani, Donatelli and Campbell and derived satellite (PowerNasa) type air temperature-based empirical models can be used as input data in simulation models of crop growth, development and productivity of irrigated rice.

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Main Authors:	Castro,João Rodrigo de, Cuadra,Santiago Vianna, Pinto,Luciana Barros, Souza,João Marcelo Hoffmann de, Santos,Marcos Paulo dos, Heinemann,Alexandre Bryan
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia 2018
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862018000200238
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