ECIRA - European crop-specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.A new dataset, the European Crop-specific IRrigated Area (ECIRA) dataset, provides high-resolution, crop-specific irrigated area data across Europe. This valuable resource aids in understanding water use for agriculture and improving water management strategies.
Area Of Science
- Environmental Science
- Agricultural Science
- Hydrology
Background
- Irrigation is a major water consumer with significant spatial and temporal variability, especially in humid regions.
- High-resolution, crop-specific irrigated area data are scarce in Europe, hindering detailed analysis.
- Understanding irrigation patterns is crucial for water resource management and agricultural productivity.
Purpose Of The Study
- To develop and apply a method for harmonizing crop type and irrigation data.
- To create the European Crop-specific IRrigated Area (ECIRA) dataset.
- To provide annual, 1-km gridded, crop-specific irrigated area data for 16 crop types across 28 European countries (2010-2020).
Main Methods
- Harmonization of input data on crop types and irrigation.
- Development of a method to generate gridded crop-specific irrigated area data.
- Validation against subnational census data, LUCAS field observations, and other survey-based datasets.
Main Results
- The ECIRA dataset offers annual 1-km gridded crop-specific irrigated area for 16 crops across 28 European countries (2010-2020).
- The dataset effectively identifies crop-specific irrigation hotspots.
- ECIRA shows strong agreement with census data, LUCAS observations, and other survey-based irrigation datasets.
Conclusions
- The ECIRA dataset is a valuable tool for assessing crop productivity and water use.
- It can be used as input for land surface, crop, and hydrological modeling.
- ECIRA supports climate impact studies and improved water resources management, though regional studies require careful consideration of its Europe-wide scope.
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