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Evaluation of Sensible Heat Flux and Evapotranspiration Estimates Using a Surface Layer Scintillometer and a Large Weighing Lysimeter by Moorhead, Jerry E, Marek, Gary W, Colaizzi, Paul D, Gowda, Prasanna H, Evett, Steven R, Brauer, David K, Marek, Thomas H, Porter, Dana O

“…Accurate estimates of actual crop evapotranspiration (ET) are important for optimal irrigation water management, especially in arid and semi-arid regions…”
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Watershed scale evaluation of an improved SWAT auto-irrigation function by Chen, Yong, Marek, Gary W., Marek, Thomas H., Porter, Dana O., Moorhead, Jerry E., Heflin, Kevin R., Brauer, David K., Srinivasan, Raghavan

“…The SWAT model is a well-documented hydrologic model. However, some studies report that the existing SWAT auto-irrigation methods are unable to represent…”
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Soil Water Sensor Performance and Corrections with Multiple Installation Orientations and Depths under Three Agricultural Irrigation Treatments by Chen, Yong, Marek, Gary W, Marek, Thomas H, Heflin, Kevin R, Porter, Dana O, Moorhead, Jerry E, Brauer, David K

“…Performance evaluations and corrections of soil water sensors have not been studied using different installation orientations under various irrigation…”
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Impacts of Ongoing Land-Use Change on Watershed Hydrology and Crop Production Using an Improved SWAT Model by Li, Baogui, Marek, Gary W., Marek, Thomas H., Porter, Dana O., Ale, Srinivasulu, Moorhead, Jerry E., Brauer, David K., Srinivasan, Raghavan, Chen, Yong

“…The southern Ogallala Aquifer continues to deplete due to decades of irrigation with minimal recharge. Recently enacted regulations limiting groundwater…”
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Identifying and Evaluating a Suitable Index for Agricultural Drought Monitoring in the Texas High Plains by Moorhead, Jerry E., Gowda, Prasanna H., Singh, Vijay P., Porter, Dana O., Marek, Thomas H., Howell, Terry A., Stewart, B.A.

“…Drought is a complex and highly destructive natural phenomenon that affects portions of the United States almost every year, and severe water deficiencies can…”
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Statistical learning algorithms for identifying contrasting tillage practices with Landsat Thematic Mapper data by Samui, Pijush, Gowda, Prasanna H, Oommen, Thomas, Howell, Terry A, Marek, Thomas H, Porter, Dana O

“…Tillage management practices have a direct impact on water-holding capacity, evaporation, carbon sequestration and water quality. This study examines the…”
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Modeling climate change impacts on blue, green, and grey water footprints and crop yields in the Texas High Plains, USA by Chen, Yong, Marek, Gary W., Marek, Thomas H., Porter, Dana O., Brauer, David K., Srinivasan, Raghavan

“…•CMIP5 climate projections of 11 GCMs were used in evaluating climate change impacts.•RCP2.6, 4.5, 6.0, & 8.5 emission scenarios were utilized for 2040-2069 &…”
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Influence of Constant Temperatures on Life History of Immature Lygus elisus (Hemiptera: Miridae) by Bommireddy, Padma L, Parajulee, Megha N, Porter, Dana O

“…Life history characteristics of Lygus elisus Van Duzee were studied at 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35°C in the laboratory. The egg incubation period,…”
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Simulating the effects of agricultural production practices on water conservation and crop yields using an improved SWAT model in the Texas High Plains, USA by Chen, Yong, Marek, Gary W., Marek, Thomas H., Porter, Dana O., Brauer, David K., Srinivasan, Raghavan

“…A calibrated SWAT model equipped with an improved auto-irrigation function was used to evaluate the impacts of agricultural production practices on water…”
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Simulation of efficient irrigation management strategies for grain sorghum production over different climate variability classes by Kothari, Kritika, Ale, Srinivasulu, Bordovsky, James P., Thorp, Kelly R., Porter, Dana O., Munster, Clyde L.

“…The Texas High Plains (THP) is a productive agricultural region, and it relies heavily on the exhaustible Ogallala Aquifer for irrigation water for crop…”
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Potential benefits of genotype-based adaptation strategies for grain sorghum production in the Texas High Plains under climate change by Kothari, Kritika, Ale, Srinivasulu, Bordovsky, James P., Porter, Dana O., Munster, Clyde L., Hoogenboom, Gerrit

“…•Eight genetic-based adaptation strategies were evaluated at three study sites using the CERES-Sorghum model.•Grain yield and irrigation water use decreased…”
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Corn production under restricted irrigation in the Texas High Plains by Thapa, Sushil, Xue, Qingwu, Marek, Thomas H., Xu, Wenwei, Porter, Dana, Jessup, Kirk E.

“…Sustainable corn (Zea mays L.) production in the semiarid Texas High Plains (THP) relies on irrigation water from the Ogallala Aquifer, but it is well known…”
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Modeling soybean canopy resistance from micrometeorological and plant variables for estimating evapotranspiration using one-step Penman–Monteith approach by Irmak, Suat, Mutiibwa, Denis, Payero, Jose, Marek, Thomas, Porter, Dana

“…Canopy resistance (rc) is one of the most important variables in evapotranspiration, agronomy, hydrology and climate change studies that link vegetation…”
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Gaussian process models for reference ET estimation from alternative meteorological data sources by Holman, Daniel, Sridharan, Mohan, Gowda, Prasanna, Porter, Dana, Marek, Thomas, Howell, Terry, Moorhead, Jerry

“…•Accurate estimates of daily ref. ET are needed for efficient irrigation management.•Climate data from non-ET stations can be used to fill ET for sparse…”
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Science-based intensive agriculture: Sustainability, food security, and the role of technology by Gaffney, Jim, Bing, James, Byrne, Patrick F., Cassman, Kenneth G., Ciampitti, Ignacio, Delmer, Deborah, Habben, Jeffrey, Lafitte, H. Renee, Lidstrom, Ulrika E., Porter, Dana O., Sawyer, John E., Schussler, Jeff, Setter, Tim, Sharp, Robert E., Vyn, Tony J., Warner, David

“…[Display omitted] •Sustainable agriculture is complex and includes multiple interdependent goals.•Sound science and innovation are the keys to sustainable…”
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Report from the conference, ‘identifying obstacles to applying big data in agriculture’ by White, Emma L., Thomasson, J. Alex, Auvermann, Brent, Kitchen, Newell R., Pierson, Leland Sandy, Porter, Dana, Baillie, Craig, Hamann, Hendrik, Hoogenboom, Gerrit, Janzen, Todd, Khosla, Rajiv, Lowenberg-DeBoer, James, McIntosh, Matt, Murray, Seth, Osborn, Dave, Shetty, Ashoo, Stevenson, Craig, Tevis, Joe, Werner, Fletcher

“…Data-centric technology has not undergone widespread adoption in production agriculture but could address global needs for food security and farm…”
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Accuracy Assessment of NOAA Gridded Daily Reference Evapotranspiration for the Texas High Plains by Moorhead, Jerry, Gowda, Prasanna, Hobbins, Mike, Senay, Gabriel, Paul, George, Marek, Thomas, Porter, Dana

“…The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides daily reference evapotranspiration (ETref) maps for the contiguous United States using…”
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Moving from measurement to governance of shared groundwater resources by Schipanski, Meagan E., Sanderson, Matthew R., Méndez-Barrientos, Linda Estelí, Kremen, Amy, Gowda, Prasanna, Porter, Dana, Wagner, Kevin, West, Charles, Rice, Charles W., Marsalis, Mark, Guerrero, Bridget, Haacker, Erin, Dobrowolski, James, Ray, Chittaranjan, Auvermann, Brent

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Late season irrigation management for cotton by Porter, Dana

“…Management allowable depletion (MAD) is a soil moisture management concept that takes into account that as stored soil moisture is extracted from the root…”
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Spatial Interpolation of Daily Reference Evapotranspiration in the Texas High Plains by Gowda, Prasanna H, Marek, Thomas H, Porter, Dana O, Ha, Wonsook, Oommen, Thomas, Howell, Terry A

“…The Texas High Plains Evapotranspiration (ET) Network collects meteorological data from 18 grass weather stations at hourly intervals and estimates hourly and…”
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