Crop water usage model

simulates crop water uptake from soil profile

deterministic model, dimensional model, discrete-space model, discrete-time model, dynamic model, mathematical model, nonlinear model

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Description

This model simulates the potential and actual water use of crops from the soil profile. It estimates plant evaporation as a function of potential evaporation and canopy development. Water uptake is distributed through the root zone according to an exponential depth function that can account for soil water deficit compensation. The model further reduces potential uptake when soil moisture becomes limiting. Together, these components provide a mechanistic representation of plant water use under varying soil and atmospheric conditions.

Contained entities

cumulative potential plant water use equation	$U_{P, i} = \frac{E_{P, i}}{1 - e^{- Λ}} (1 - e^{- Λ \frac{Z}{R Z}})$
	$U_{P}$ represents daily potential plant water use from the root zone
	$E_{P}$ represents potential plant evaporation rate
	$Λ$ represents plant water use rate-soil depth parameter
	$Z$ represents depth
	$R Z$ represents root zone depth

potential crop water use rate in soil layer equation (partial compensation)	$u_{P, l} = \frac{E_{P, i}}{1 - e^{- Λ}} (1 - e^{- Λ \frac{Z_{l}}{R Z}} - (1 - U C) (1 - e^{- Λ \frac{Z_{l - 1}}{R Z}})) - U C \sum_{K = 1}^{l - 1} u_{K}$
	$u_{P}$ represents potential plant water use rate in soil layer
	$E_{P}$ represents potential plant evaporation rate
	$Λ$ represents plant water use rate-soil depth parameter
	$Z$ represents depth
	$U C$ represents soil water deficit compensation factor
	$R Z$ represents root zone depth
	$u$ represents plant water use rate in soil layer

actual plant water use rate in soil layer equation	$u_{l} = {\begin{matrix} u_{P, l} e^{5 (\frac{4 (S W_{l, i} - W P_{l})}{F C_{l} - W P_{l}} - 1)} & if S W_{l, i} < \frac{F C_{l} - W P_{l}}{4} + W P_{l} \\ u_{P, l} & if S W_{l, i} \geq \frac{F C_{l} - W P_{l}}{4} + W P_{l} \end{matrix}$
	$u_{P}$ represents potential plant water use rate in soil layer
	$S W$ represents soil water content
	$W P$ represents soil water content of layer at wilting point
	$F C$ represents field capacity water content of soil layer
	$u$ represents plant water use rate in soil layer

leaf area index model
potential plant evaporation rate equation	$E_{P, i} = E_{o, i} \frac{L A I_{i}}{3}$
	$E_{P}$ represents potential plant evaporation rate
	$E_{o}$ represents potential evaporation
	$L A I$ represents leaf area index

Computational tasks

computation of potential plant evaporation rate, computation of cumulative potential plant water use, computation of potential plant water use rate in soil layer, computation of actual plant water use rate in soil layer

References

The EPIC Crop Growth Model	(use)

Further links

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estimation of crop water use	modelled by
plant nitrogen uptake and demand model	contains

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