Extended assessment of sprinkler irrigation uniformity in greenhouses using GIS and hydraulic modeling

Barberena Ruiz, Íñigo; Campo-Bescós, Miguel; Casalí Sarasíbar, Javier

Extended assessment of sprinkler irrigation uniformity in greenhouses using GIS and hydraulic modeling

dc.contributor.author	Barberena Ruiz, Íñigo
dc.contributor.author	Campo-Bescós, Miguel
dc.contributor.author	Casalí Sarasíbar, Javier
dc.contributor.department	Ingeniaritza	eu
dc.contributor.department	Institute on Innovation and Sustainable Development in Food Chain - ISFOOD	en
dc.contributor.department	Ingeniería	es_ES
dc.contributor.funder	Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa	es
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-22T10:41:43Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-22T10:41:43Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.date.updated	2022-12-22T08:56:05Z
dc.description.abstract	Traditionally, distribution uniformity has been obtained by using rain gauges, which makes it a very expensive process. This paper sought to create a simulation strategy using QGIS and EPANET, both free software, that allowed the simulation of the water application results of all the emitters of an irrigation installation. In this way, it was possible to obtain the geospatial representation of the applied water and finally to know the distribution uniformity in the whole installation. The simulation finally fulfilled its objective and was compared with a study of distribution uniformity with rain gauges. The biggest difference between the measured and simulated data was a difference of 5.76% among the sectors. The simulated uniformity was very similar to the measured uniformity, which allowed us to affirm that the proposed simulation methodology was adequate. We believe that the methodology proposed in this article could be very useful in improving the management of sprinkler irrigation systems, particularly those in which distribution uniformity is of special importance. These improvements in management can also result in savings in water and other inputs, which are becoming increasingly important in the current context of climate change and the reduction in the impact of agriculture on the environment. Finally, similar studies could be carried out with the same tools for other pressurized irrigation systems, such as sprinkler irrigation outside greenhouses and drip irrigation.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Research Initiation Grant of the Public University of Navarra for master's students who develop their Master's Thesis (TFM) in the field of research institutes and in Navarrabiomed, academic year 2021-2022 (Res 602/2022)	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Barberena, I., Campo-Bescós, M. Á., & Casalí, J. (2022). Extended Assessment of Sprinkler Irrigation Uniformity in Greenhouses Using GIS and Hydraulic Modeling. Sustainability, 14(15), 9723. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159723	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/su14159723
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/44477
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	MDPI	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainability 2022, 14(15), 9723	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159723
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dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	EPANET	en
dc.subject	Irrigation system evaluation	en
dc.subject	QGIS	en
dc.title	Extended assessment of sprinkler irrigation uniformity in greenhouses using GIS and hydraulic modeling	en
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