Evapotranspiration Archives

July 10, 2025

By Harrison Tasoff, UCSB Any home gardener knows they have to tailor their watering regime for different plants. Forgetting to...

USGS: Landsat at work: Conserving water and growing high quality grapes

USGS

Agriculture

May 22, 2025

By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Using Landsat’s thermal imagery, researchers at Gallo Winery have been...

USGS: Landsat at work: Satellites help with complex crop and water issues

USGS

Agriculture Planning and management

May 7, 2025

California faces challenges in trying to produce so much of our food By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Groundwater is a crucial source of water for California, especially for its $59 billion agriculture industry. But even...

EOS: Decoding crop evapotranspiration

American Geophysical Union

Agriculture Science

May 6, 2025

The intricate factors influencing cropland evapotranspiration is uncovered in a new article, from stressors to diverse management practices, and reveals...

CA AGRICULTURE: A case study of evapotranspiration at five almond orchards on a spectrum of conventional to regenerative management

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Agriculture

April 21, 2025

From California Agriculture: In an increasingly unstable climate, it is critical to optimize water needed for crop irrigation to secure...

NASA: FARMing with data: OpenET launches new tool for farmers and ranchers

NASA/JPL

Agriculture

March 5, 2025

By Milan Loiacono, Science Communication Specialist A NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-supported research and development team is making it easier for farmers and ranchers to manage their water resources. The team, called OpenET, created the Farm and Ranch Management...

NASA/JPL: OpenET: Balancing water supply and demand in the West

NASA/JPL

Agriculture Planning and management

October 15, 2024

By Jane Berg and Rachel Sender, co-published with the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute At the end of 2022, 65...

NASA data shows how drought changes wildfire recovery in the west

NASA/JPL

Science Wildfires and watersheds

July 11, 2024

By: Emily DeMarco, NASA Earth Science Division A new study using NASA satellite data reveals how drought affects the recovery...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate change takes a hidden toll on California water supplies

Courthouse News Service

Agriculture Climate change

March 14, 2024

In the past decade, the average annual climate-driven increase in crop evapotranspiration is enough to drain a major reservoir. By Ryan Geller, Courthouse News Service California’s notorious droughts are a major concern for farming communities and water policymakers, but a...

UC MERCED: An Invisible Water Surcharge: Climate Warming Increases Crop Water Demand in the San Joaquin Valley’s Groundwater-Dependent Irrigated Agriculture

UC Merced

Agriculture Climate change

March 14, 2024

By UC Merced University of California researchers from the USDA-funded Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop...

OPEN ET: Tracking the invisible movement of water

NASA/JPL

Agriculture

February 2, 2024

From NASA’s Earth Observatory As the world looks for sustainable solutions, a system tapping into NASA satellite data for water...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new, rigorous assessment of OpenET accuracy for supporting satellite-based water management

Desert Research Institute

Agriculture

January 17, 2024

A new study offers a comprehensive multi-model, large-scale accuracy assessment of an operational satellite-based data system to compute evapotranspiration. By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute Sustainable water management is an increasing concern in arid regions around the world, and scientists...

TULARE MEETING NOTES: Greater Kaweah groundwater agency still working on water accounting

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 13, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Meeting: Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency Date: Dec. 11, 2023 Agenda: CLICK HERE Board packet:...

AG ALERT: Satellites track water use to aid crop efficiency

Ag Alert

Agriculture Groundwater News

October 27, 2021

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert As California weathers another drought, tools that can help farmers and ranchers maximize the water...

Watersheds 101

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

October 7, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] No matter where you are in the world, you are in a watershed. The water flowing over the land and through the soil creates a complex network that connects the uplands, springs, wetlands, streams, and rivers of the watershed....