Water scarcity threatens agriculture in California. During the last two decades, historically
severe droughts have led to severe water shortages. Under projected changes in climate …

In recent years, more intensive production systems have been developed, coinciding with a
growing scarcity of water resources. This context underscores the imperative of prioritizing …

Thermal infrared (TIR) remote sensing of the land-surface temperature (LST) provides an
invaluable diagnostic of surface fluxes and vegetation state, from plant and sub-field scales …

Accurate estimation of leaf area index (LAI) is essential for precision agriculture, yet
traditional ground-based measurements are destructive, time-consuming, and limited in …

Since the publication of the seminal work People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and
the Social Sciences, the call to “socialize the pixel” and “pixelize the social” has gone largely …

A growing number of intensive irrigated production systems of the almond crop have been
established in recent years. However, there is little information regarding the crop water …

Green urban areas are increasingly affected by water scarcity and climate change. The
combination of warmer temperatures and increasing drought poses substantial challenges …

Accurate evapotranspiration (ET) estimation is crucial for optimizing irrigation and managing
water resources at the field scale. This study investigates the potential of unmanned aerial …

Olives constitute a frequently grown crop in semi-arid areas. Therefore, accurate
quantification of evapotranspiration (ET) within olive groves is crucial to enhance agricultural …

Precise irrigation management requires accurate knowledge of crop water demand to
adequately optimize water use efficiency, especially relevant in arid and semi-arid regions …