Module 1 webinars
This module is composed of one ‘setting-the-scene’ webinar plus eight key-note webinars that introduce the most widely used RS ET models (SEBAL, METRIC, ALEXI/Dis-ALEXI, SSEBop, ETLook, ETMonitor, SIMS and ETWatch). Each model key-note presentation will be then followed by a presentation reporting on the experience of its application, mostly within countries of the NENA Region.
Session 9: SIMS (Satellite Irrigation Management Support)
Date: 26 May 2021
Time: 5 PM (GMT +2)
This webinar will provide a brief description of key algorithms, step-wise synoptic view of calculation procedures to arrive to ET, where input data are coming from, which sensors are used, what spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions are used, what are the critical steps prone to errors, what to do to reduce errors, strengths and weakness of the model, expected uncertainty, best application purposes and brief examples.
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Agenda and speakers:
Topic | Speaker | Duration |
Brief recap & introduction | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 10 min |
SIMS | Forrest Melton | 40 min |
Q&A session | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 40 min |
Wrap-up and concluding remarks |
| 10 min |
Session 8: ET Watch
Date: 19 May 2021
Time: 1 PM (GMT +2)
This webinar will provide a brief description of key algorithms, step-wise synoptic view of calculation procedures to arrive to ET, where input data are coming from, which sensors are used, what spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions are used, what are the critical steps prone to errors, what to do to reduce errors, strengths and weakness of the model, expected uncertainty, best application purposes and brief examples.
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Agenda and speakers:
Topic | Speaker | Duration |
Brief recap & introduction | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 10 min |
ET Watch | Bingfang Wu | 40 min |
Q&A session | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 40 min |
Wrap-up and concluding remarks |
| 10 min |
Session 7: ETMonitor
Date: 5 May 2021
Time: 1 PM (GMT +2)
This webinar will provide a brief description of key algorithms, step-wise synoptic view of calculation procedures to arrive to ET, where input data are coming from, which sensors are used, what spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions are used, what are the critical steps prone to errors, what to do to reduce errors, strengths and weakness of the model, expected uncertainty, best application purposes and brief examples.
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Agenda and speakers:
Topic | Speaker | Duration |
Brief recap & introduction | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 10 min |
ETMonitor | Li Jia | 40 min |
Q&A session | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 40 min |
Wrap-up and concluding remarks |
| 10 min |
Session 6: WaPOR-ETLook
Date: 28 April 2021
Time: 1 PM (GMT +2)
This webinar will provide a brief description of key algorithms, step-wise synoptic view of calculation procedures to arrive to ET, where input data are coming from, which sensors are used, what spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions are used, what are the critical steps prone to errors, what to do to reduce errors, strengths and weakness of the model, expected uncertainty, best application purposes and brief examples.
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Agenda and speakers:
Topic | Speaker | Duration |
Brief recap & introduction | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 10 min |
WaPOR-ETLook | Annemarie Klaasse & Henk Pelgrum | 40 min |
Q&A session | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 40 min |
Wrap-up and concluding remarks |
| 10 min |
Session 5: SSEBop
Date: 21 April 2021
Time: 2 PM (GMT +2)
This webinar will provide a brief description of key algorithms, step-wise synoptic view of calculation procedures to arrive to ET, where input data are coming from, which sensors are used, what spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions are used, what are the critical steps prone to errors, what to do to reduce errors, strengths and weakness of the model, expected uncertainty, best application purposes and brief examples.
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Agenda and speakers:
Topic | Speaker | Duration |
Brief recap & introduction | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 10 min |
SSEBop | Gabriel Senay | 40 min |
Land Productivity Under Changing Water Dynamics | Chandrashekhar Biradar | 20 min |
Q&A session | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 40 min |
Wrap-up and concluding remarks |
| 10 min |
Session 4: ALEXI, Dis-ALEXI
Date: 14 April 2021
Time: 2 PM (GMT +2)
This webinar will provide a brief description of key algorithms, step-wise synoptic view of calculation procedures to arrive to ET, where input data are coming from, which sensors are used, what spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions are used, what are the critical steps prone to errors, what to do to reduce errors, strengths and weakness of the model, expected uncertainty, best application purposes and brief examples.
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Agenda and speakers:
Topic | Speaker | Duration |
Brief recap & introduction | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 10 min |
ALEXI, Dis-ALEXI | Martha Anderson; Chris Hain | 40 min |
Application of ALEXI ET on yield estimation | Nabil Sghaier | 20 min |
Q&A session | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 40 min |
Wrap-up and concluding remarks |
| 10 min |
Session 3: METRIC
Date: 7 April 2021
Time: 1 PM (GMT +2)
This webinar will provide a brief description of key algorithms, step-wise synoptic view of calculation procedures to arrive to ET, where input data are coming from, which sensors are used, what spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions are used, what are the critical steps prone to errors, what to do to reduce errors, strengths and weakness of the model, expected uncertainty, best application purposes and brief examples.
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Agenda and speakers:
Topic | Speaker | Duration |
Brief recap & introduction | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 10 min |
METRIC | Rick Allen; Ayse Kilic | 40 min |
Lake Urmia water balance | Masahiro Tasumi | 20 min |
Q&A session | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 40 min |
Wrap-up and concluding remarks |
| 10 min |
Session 2: SEBAL (Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land)
Date: 31 March 2021
Time: 1 PM (GMT +2)
The following eight webinars on the RS ET models will provide a brief description of key algorithms, step-wise synoptic view of calculation procedures to arrive to ET, where input data are coming from, which sensors are used, what spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions are used, what are the critical steps prone to errors, what to do to reduce errors, strengths and weakness of the model, expected uncertainty, best application purposes and brief examples.
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Agenda and speakers:
Topic | Speaker | Duration |
Brief recap & introduction | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 10 min |
SEBAL | Wim Bastiaanssen | 40 min |
Agricultural water budget in Southern Iran | Arnaud Caiserman | 20 min |
Q&A session | Moderator: Pasquale Steduto | 40 min |
Wrap-up and concluding remarks |
| 10 min |
Session 1: Setting the scene for the Remote Sensing Evapotranspiration webinars
Date: 24 March 2021
Time: 1 PM (GMT +2)
Summary: The ‘setting-the-scene’ webinar will provide a background on the rationale, objectives, speakers, audience, format and expectations of the webinars’ series, followed by a brief review of concepts and basic algorithms of RS ET determinations, raising doubts, questions to and uncertainties. A summary of the satellites and sensors presently used for ET determination, along with their spectral, spatial and temporal resolutions and view angle will conclude the first webinar.
Agenda and speakers:
Topic | Speaker | Duration |
Opening remarks | Serge Nakouzi ADG RNE-FAO Jean Marc Faures (Regional Program Leader RNE – FAO) Mohamed AlHamdi (Manager - Water Scarcity Initiative RNE – FAO) | 15 min |
Setting the scene for the RS ET webinars | Pasquale Steduto | 30 min |
Satellites, sensors, view-angles and resolutions in RS ET determinations | Ajit Govind | 30 min |
Q&A session | Moderator: Vinay Nangia | 35 min |
Wrap-up and concluding remarks | Mohamed AlHamdi | 10 min |
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