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Assessment of three models for estimating daily net radiation in southern Africa

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  • Myeni, L.
  • Moeletsi, M.E.
  • Clulow, A.D.

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Accurate quantification of net radiation flux (Rn) is of paramount importance for the estimation of reference evapotranspiration (ET0) rate, which is used to estimate crop water use. A widely recommended Penman-Monteith procedure outlined in the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 56 for estimation of Rn (FAO56- Rn) is often used to estimate Rn. However, the FAO56- Rn model is data-intensive and also requires site-specific calibrations of coefficients to attain a high level of accuracy of Rn estimates. These coefficients are often used without site-specific calibrations as a result of' the lack of large and representative radiative flux measurements in data-scarce regions such as southern Africa and Rn estimates are therefore considered questionable. Assessment of different models in-situ measurements of Rn is critical to identify an alternative approach that could be used for accurate estimation of Rn with minimal data input and without any site-specific calibrations in this region. In this study, two new Rn models, which differ only in the procedures used to compute atmospheric emissivity were proposed. The first model requires measurements of solar irradiance (Rs) maximum and minimum air temperatures (Tairmin and Tairmax) while the second model requires additional measurements of relative humidity (RHmin and RHmax) for estimation of the actual vapour pressure (eair). Two new Rn models and a widely recommended FAO56- Rn model were evaluated using daily Rn measurements acquired from five sites which represent different climatic and land cover conditions of southern Africa. The results showed that the first model performed better than all the evaluated models at four sites, with regression coefficient (r2) values greater than 0.90 and index of agreement (d) values greater than 0.97. These findings suggest that the first model presented here is the most promising and suitable to estimate Rn with minimum input data in southern Africa without any site-specific calibrations. The findings of this study can be used to inform the decision on selecting a model to be used for reliable estimates of Rn for improved estimation of crop water requirement in climatic conditions similar to this region.

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  • Myeni, L. & Moeletsi, M.E. & Clulow, A.D., 2020. "Assessment of three models for estimating daily net radiation in southern Africa," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 229(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:229:y:2020:i:c:s0378377419308078
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105951
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    1. Mokhele Edmond Moeletsi & Lindumusa Myeni & Ludwig Christian Kaempffer & Derick Vermaak & Gert de Nysschen & Chrisna Henningse & Irene Nel & Dudley Rowswell, 2022. "Climate Dataset for South Africa by the Agricultural Research Council," Data, MDPI, vol. 7(8), pages 1-12, August.

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