@article{fdi:010060672,
  title = {{A}ssessment of equity and adequacy of water delivery in irrigation systems using remote sensing-based indicators in semi-arid region, {M}orocco},
  author = {{K}harrou, {M}. {H}. and {L}e {P}age, {M}. and {C}hehbouni, {A}. and {S}imonneaux, {V}incent and {E}r-{R}aki, {S}. and {J}arlan, {L}ionel and {O}uzine, {L}. and {K}habba, {S}. and {C}hehbouni, {A}bdelghani},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he irrigation performance criteria of equity and adequacy are of primary concern for irrigation managers. {T}he input data required at various scales to assess irrigation performance, often not available, need costly intensive field campaigns. {R}emote sensing techniques, used to directly estimate crop evapotranspiration ({ET}c), became recently an attractive option to assess irrigation performance from individual fields to irrigation scheme or river basin scale. {I}n this study, {ET}c maps were obtained by combining the {FAO}-56 dual approach with relationships between crop biophysical variables and {NDVI} ({N}ormalized {D}ifference {V}egetation {I}ndex), using high spatial resolution time series of {SPOT} and {L}andsat images. {T}his approach was applied for 2002/2003 growing season in {H}aouz plain, {M}orocco. {R}emote sensing-based indicators, reflecting equity and adequacy of the irrigation water delivery were estimated. {A}dequacy was determined according to {R}elative {I}rrigation supply ({RIS}), {D}epleted {F}raction ({DF}) and {R}elative {E}vapotranspiration ({RET}) and equity according to the coefficient of variation of {ET}c. {T}he analysis of these indicators exhibits a great variability among fields. {V}ariability in irrigation performance at all levels, associated factors and possible improvements are discussed. {T}his study demonstrates how remote sensing-based estimates of water consumption provide better estimates of irrigation performance at different scales than the traditional field survey methods.},
  keywords = {{I}rrigation scheme ; {E}quity ; {A}dequacy ; {E}vapotranspiration ; {FAO} method ; {R}emote sensing ; {MAROC}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater {R}esources {M}anagement},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {13},
  pages = {4697--4714},
  ISSN = {0920-4741},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11269-013-0438-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060672},
}