@inproceedings{57780f739a7a415ea5537e852d46a44e,
title = "Potential errors in the application of thermal-based energy balance models with coarse resolution data",
abstract = "A thermal sharpening algorithm (TsHARP) providing fine resolution land surface temperature (LST) to the Two-Source-Model (TSM) for mapping evapotranspiration (ET) was applied over two agricultural regions in the U.S. One site is a rainfed corn and soybean production region in central Iowa, while the other is an irrigated agricultural area in the Texas High Plains. Application of TsHARP to coarse (1 km) resolution thermal data over the rainfed agricultural area is found to produce reliable fine/within-field (60 m) resolution ET estimates, while in contrast, the TsHARP algorithm applied to the irrigated area does not perform as well, possibly due to significant sub-pixel moisture variations from irrigation. As a result, there may be little benefit in applying TsHARP for generating TSM-derived 60 m ET maps for the irrigated compared to the rainfed region. Consequently, reliable estimation of fine/within-field ET and crop stress still requires fine native resolution thermal imagery in areas with significant sub-pixel moisture variations.",
keywords = "Crop stress, Evapotranspiration, Rainfed and irrigated agriculture, Surface energy balance, Thermal remote sensing, Two-source model",
author = "Kustas, {William P.} and Nurit Agam and Anderson, {Martha C.} and Fuqin Li and Colaizzi, {Paul D.}",
year = "2007",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.737776",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819469007",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology IX",
note = "Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology IX ; Conference date: 18-09-2007 Through 20-09-2007",
}