Comparing Evapotranspiration Products of Different Temporal and Spatial Scales in Native and Managed Prairie Pastures
Grasslands in the Southern Great Plains of the United States have major ecological and economic importance, with strong climate and water cycle connections. The historic native prairie grassland has been managed differently for enhancing productivity, while consequently altering water vapor fluxes....
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| author | Rajen Bajgain Xiangming Xiao Pradeep Wagle John S. Kimball Colin Brust Jeffrey B. Basara Prasanna Gowda Patrick J. Starks James P. S. Neel |
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| description | Grasslands in the Southern Great Plains of the United States have major ecological and economic importance, with strong climate and water cycle connections. The historic native prairie grassland has been managed differently for enhancing productivity, while consequently altering water vapor fluxes. However, little is known about the impacts of different management activities on evapotranspiration (ET) at different spatio-temporal scales. In this study, we quantified and compared ET between co-located introduced managed pasture (MP) and native prairie (NP) pasture. Additionally, we compared the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-derived ET at four different spatial scales: 30 m (ET<sub>MOD30</sub>), 200 m (ET<sub>MOD200</sub>), 500 m (ET<sub>MOD500</sub>), and 1000 m (ET<sub>MOD1000</sub>) with eddy covariance-measured ET (ET<sub>EC</sub>). Large differences in ET<sub>EC</sub> were observed between two pastures from half-hourly to seasonal scales, with variations mainly controlled by the amount of rainfall and management activities. The results demonstrated differential responses of MP and NP in a pluvial year. The ET<sub>MOD30</sub> showed a better agreement with ET<sub>EC</sub> than did the ET<sub>MOD200</sub>, ET<sub>MOD500</sub>, and ET<sub>MOD1000</sub>. The ET<sub>MOD200</sub>, ET<sub>MOD500</sub>, and ET<sub>MOD1000</sub> largely underestimated ET<sub>EC</sub>, most likely due to their inability to capture the spatial heterogeneity of vegetation growth impacted by various management activities. Our results facilitate understanding of the difference in ET of MP and NP due to differences in vegetation resulting from different management activities and their differential responses to precipitation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7aac6709dc4c45e888bd2786fb6df14a2023-11-21T02:55:24ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922020-12-011318210.3390/rs13010082Comparing Evapotranspiration Products of Different Temporal and Spatial Scales in Native and Managed Prairie PasturesRajen Bajgain0Xiangming Xiao1Pradeep Wagle2John S. Kimball3Colin Brust4Jeffrey B. Basara5Prasanna Gowda6Patrick J. Starks7James P. S. Neel8Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, Center for Spatial Analysis, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USAUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Sustainable Water Management Research Unit, Stoneville, MS 38756, USAUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Grazinglands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OK 73036, USANumerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG), The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USANumerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG), The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USASchool of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, USAUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Southeast Area, Stoneville, MS 38756, USAUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Grazinglands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OK 73036, USAUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Grazinglands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OK 73036, USAGrasslands in the Southern Great Plains of the United States have major ecological and economic importance, with strong climate and water cycle connections. The historic native prairie grassland has been managed differently for enhancing productivity, while consequently altering water vapor fluxes. However, little is known about the impacts of different management activities on evapotranspiration (ET) at different spatio-temporal scales. In this study, we quantified and compared ET between co-located introduced managed pasture (MP) and native prairie (NP) pasture. Additionally, we compared the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-derived ET at four different spatial scales: 30 m (ET<sub>MOD30</sub>), 200 m (ET<sub>MOD200</sub>), 500 m (ET<sub>MOD500</sub>), and 1000 m (ET<sub>MOD1000</sub>) with eddy covariance-measured ET (ET<sub>EC</sub>). Large differences in ET<sub>EC</sub> were observed between two pastures from half-hourly to seasonal scales, with variations mainly controlled by the amount of rainfall and management activities. The results demonstrated differential responses of MP and NP in a pluvial year. The ET<sub>MOD30</sub> showed a better agreement with ET<sub>EC</sub> than did the ET<sub>MOD200</sub>, ET<sub>MOD500</sub>, and ET<sub>MOD1000</sub>. The ET<sub>MOD200</sub>, ET<sub>MOD500</sub>, and ET<sub>MOD1000</sub> largely underestimated ET<sub>EC</sub>, most likely due to their inability to capture the spatial heterogeneity of vegetation growth impacted by various management activities. Our results facilitate understanding of the difference in ET of MP and NP due to differences in vegetation resulting from different management activities and their differential responses to precipitation.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/1/82evapotranspirationnative prairiemanaged prairiespatial scales |
| spellingShingle | Rajen Bajgain Xiangming Xiao Pradeep Wagle John S. Kimball Colin Brust Jeffrey B. Basara Prasanna Gowda Patrick J. Starks James P. S. Neel Comparing Evapotranspiration Products of Different Temporal and Spatial Scales in Native and Managed Prairie Pastures Remote Sensing evapotranspiration native prairie managed prairie spatial scales |
| title | Comparing Evapotranspiration Products of Different Temporal and Spatial Scales in Native and Managed Prairie Pastures |
| title_full | Comparing Evapotranspiration Products of Different Temporal and Spatial Scales in Native and Managed Prairie Pastures |
| title_fullStr | Comparing Evapotranspiration Products of Different Temporal and Spatial Scales in Native and Managed Prairie Pastures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing Evapotranspiration Products of Different Temporal and Spatial Scales in Native and Managed Prairie Pastures |
| title_short | Comparing Evapotranspiration Products of Different Temporal and Spatial Scales in Native and Managed Prairie Pastures |
| title_sort | comparing evapotranspiration products of different temporal and spatial scales in native and managed prairie pastures |
| topic | evapotranspiration native prairie managed prairie spatial scales |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/1/82 |
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