Abstract
Based on data collected from rice fields under drying–wetting cycle condition, the procedure of dual-crop coefficient (K cd) approaches was calibrated and validated to reveal its feasibility and improve its performance in rice evapotranspiration (ET c) estimation. It was found that K cd based on FAO-recommended basal crop coefficients (K cb) underestimated dual-crop coefficients in monsoon climate region in East China. The recommended coefficient (K cp) value of 1.2 was not high enough to reflect the pulse increase of rice ET c after soil wetting. The K cb values were calibrated as 1.52 and 0.63 in midseason and late season, and the K cp value was adjusted as 1.29 after soil wetting in rice field under drying–wetting cycle condition. The dual-crop coefficient curves based on locally calibrated K cbCal and K cpCor matched well with the measured crop coefficients and performed well in calculating rice evapotranspiration from paddy fields under drying–wetting cycle condition. So it can be concluded that the procedure of dual-crop coefficient method is feasible in rice ET c estimation, and locally calibrated K cb and K cp can improve its performance remarkably.
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