Research
Funded Research
Using Remote Sensing to Demonstrate Potential Water Saving in Agriculture and Riparian Vegetation
Dr. Samani and Dr. Bawazir, Civil Engineering
State of New Mexico
$264,237
By using data available from satellites, a team of investigators at New Mexico State University has developed the required techniques to estimate water loss by evaporation from the soil and water vapor loss from land plants into the atmosphere, making it possible to calculate plant consumptive water use. This information is used by water resource planners, managers, engineers, farmers and others to estimate water use by crops and urban or natural landscapes. The objective of this research is more efficient water management and water conservation.
The project staff includes: Zohrab A. Samani, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NMSU; Salim Bawazir, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NMSU; Max P. Bleiweiss, Director, CARSAME, Science Specialist and Adjunct Professor, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, NMSU; and Rhonda Skaggs, Professor, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, NMSU.