Abstract:In this study we assessed METRIC (Mapping Evapotranspiration at high Resolution with Internalized Calibration) model performance to estimate energy balance fluxes and evapotranspiration (ET) in two heterogeneous landscapes in the Brazilian Cerrado, including fluxes and ET in both agricultural and natural vegetation. The estimates were evaluated by comparing them to flux tower data collected over sugarcane (USR site), woody savanna (PDG site) and stricto-sensu savanna (RECOR site) areas. The selection of the study years (2005)(2006)(2007) for USR/PDG sites and 2011-2015 for RECOR site) was based on the availability of meteorological data (to be used as inputs in METRIC) and of flux tower data for energy balance fluxes and ET comparisons. The broadband albedo submodel was adjusted in order to improve Net Radiation estimates. For this adjustment, we applied at-surface solar radiation simulations obtained from the SMARTS2 model under different conditions of land elevation, precipitable water content and solar angles. We also tested the equivalence between the measured crop coefficient (Kc _ec ) and the reference evapotranspiration fraction (ETrF or F), seeking to extrapolate from instantaneous to daily values of actual evapotranspiration (ETa). Surface albedo was underestimated by 10% at the USR site (showing a better performance for full crop coverage), by 15% at the PDG site (following the woody savanna dynamics pattern through dry and wet seasons) and was overestimated by 21% at the RECOR site. METRIC was effective in simulating the spatial and temporal variability of energy balance fluxes and ET over agricultural and natural vegetation in the Brazilian Cerrado, with errors within those reported in the literature. Net radiation (Rn) presented consistent results (coefficient of determination (R 2 ) > 0.94) but it was overestimated by 8% and 9% in sugarcane and woody savanna, respectively. METRIC-derived ET estimates showed an agreement with ground data at USR and PDG sites (R 2 > 0.88, root mean square error (RMSE) up to 0.87 mm day −1 ), but at the RECOR site, ET was overestimated by 14% (R 2 = 0.96, mean absolute error (MAE) = 0.62 mm.day −1 and RMSE = 0.75 mm day −1 ). Surface energy balance fluxes and ET were marked by seasonality, with direct dependence on available energy, rainfall distribution, soil moisture and other parameters like albedo and NDVI.
No presente trabalho foi avaliada a composição química e atividade alelopática do óleo essencial (OE) de folhas de Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O. Berg sobre a germinação e crescimento inicial de plântulas de Lactuca sativa L. (dicotiledônea) e de Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (monocotiledônea). O OE foi obtido por meio de hidrodestilação por 3 h. A análise da composição do OE foi feita por cromatografia gasosa acoplada a um espectrômetro de massas (CG-EM). A atividade alelopática do extrativo foi avaliada nas concentrações de 2,5; 5,0 e 7,5%. As sementes foram imersas nas soluções por 2 min e então foram distribuídas em placas de Petri. As placas foram mantidas em câmara incubadora BOD. No sétimo dia, foram avaliadas as variáveis germinação (%) e comprimento de raízes (cm), da parte aérea (cm) e total da plântula (cm). Os constituintes majoritários identificados no OE foram eucaliptol (49,6%), limoneno (13,6%) e β-cariofileno (12,2%). O OE afetou negativamente a porcentagem de germinação das sementes de L. sativa e os parâmetros sistema radicular e plântula total de S. bicolor. A atividade alelopática do OE foi negativa para as duas espécies avaliadas.
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