Gridded consumptive water footprints and benchmarks for crop production in China (2000-2018)
5-arcmin gridded monthly green and blue water footprints, evaporation, transpiration, and benchmarks for 21 crops in China using FAO AquaCrop.
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At a glance
- Region
- East Asia
- Coverage
- China
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
- Last updated
- 2023
What's inside
- Evapotranspiration
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Evapotranspiration
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 03
Crop stress
Spot water stress early in the season.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.
- 03
Irrigated area maps
Classify irrigated and rainfed fields from imagery.
Machine access and documentation
Data paper
Gridded consumptive water footprints and benchmarks for crop production in China (2000-2018)
Earth System Science Data 2023
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