Integrating deep learning algorithms for forecasting evapotranspiration and assessing crop water stress in...

The increasing impacts of climate change on global agriculture necessitate the development of advanced predictive models for efficient water management in crop fields. This study aims to enhance the forecasting of evapotranspiration (ET), potential evapotranspiration (PET), and crop water stress index (CWSI) using state-of-the-art deep learning techniques. This research integrates high-resolution climatic data from the ACCESS-ESM model and incorporates four shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) to represent a wide range of future climate scenarios. We employ feed forward neural networks (FFNNs), convolutional neural networks (CNNs), gated recurrent units (GRUs), and long short-term memory networks (LSTMs) to predict ET, PET, and CWSI. These findings reveal significant improvements in prediction accuracy, offering valuable insights for agricultural water management in Bangladesh. This approach provides a robust framework for optimizing irrigation practices and enhancing crop resilience against climate-induced water stress.