Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Roberto M

Publications

• Research Article
  Effects of Climate Change on the Irrigation Scheduling Parameters in Calabria (South Italy) during 1925-2013
  Author(s): Antonina C and Roberto MAntonina C and Roberto M
  
  Climate characteristics play an essential role in the crop evapotranspiration and therefore affect irrigation. Reference evapotranspiration (ET0) is a climatic parameter that can be computed from weather data and used to a reliable variable for assessing long-term trends of the atmospheric evaporative demand. The study aims to evaluate the effects of the climate change on ET0 and citrus and tomato irrigation scheduling parameters (irrigation depth, length of the irrigation season and number of irrigation) in Calabria, a Region of South Italy. The study covered 89 years (1925-2013) and 9 of the most relevant irrigated areas in the Region. The software CROPWAT was used to estimate the irrigation scheduling parameters. The time series were analyzed at yearly and seasonal scale using standard trend analysis tests (Mann-Kendall and linear trend test). The results showed a slight decreasing.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.S1-003

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