@article{fdi:010084297, title = {{A} review of irrigation information retrievals from space and their utility for users}, author = {{M}assari, {C}. and {M}odanesi, {S}. and {D}ari, {J}. and {G}ruber, {A}. and {D}e {L}annoy, {G}. {J}. {M}. and {G}irotto, {M}. and {Q}uintana-{S}egui, {P}. and {L}e {P}age, {M}ichel and {J}arlan, {L}ionel and {Z}ribi, {M}. and {O}uaadi, {N}. and {V}reugdenhil, {M}. and {Z}appa, {L}. and {D}origo, {W}. and {W}agner, {W}. and {B}rombacher, {J}. and {P}elgrum, {H}. and {J}aquot, {P}. and {F}reeman, {V}. and {V}olden, {E}. and {P}rieto, {D}. {F}. and {T}arpanelli, {A}. and {B}arbetta, {S}. and {B}rocca, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}rrigation represents one of the most impactful human interventions in the terrestrial water cycle. {K}nowing the distribution and extent of irrigated areas as well as the amount of water used for irrigation plays a central role in modeling irrigation water requirements and quantifying the impact of irrigation on regional climate, river discharge, and groundwater depletion. {O}btaining high-quality global information about irrigation is challenging, especially in terms of quantification of the water actually used for irrigation. {H}ere, we review existing {E}arth observation datasets, models, and algorithms used for irrigation mapping and quantification from the field to the global scale. {T}he current observation capacities are confronted with the results of a survey on user requirements on satellite-observed irrigation for agricultural water resources' management. {B}ased on this information, we identify current shortcomings of irrigation monitoring capabilities from space and phrase guidelines for potential future satellite missions and observation strategies.}, keywords = {irrigation ; satellite ; soil moisture ; evapotranspiration ; water cycle ; farmers ; {MONDE} ; {INDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}emote {S}ensing}, volume = {13}, numero = {20}, pages = {4112 [26 p.]}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.3390/rs13204112}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084297}, }