India-Dharwad

Overview

This is a drought prone area. The site will be used for validation of drought assessment indicators from satellite data and satellite-based soil moisture estimation.

Project Objectives

Estimating Crop Conditions

Operational Implementation Plan

  • Evaluation of various drought indicators (meteorological and remote sensing based)
  • Development of a composite drought index
  • Development of protocol for crop loss assessment

Crop Conditions
  • Drought

Site Description

Landscape TopographySemi Malnad, Eastern Maidan
Typical Field Size2.12
Climatic ZoneTropics, warm
Major Crops and Calendars

Rice (Normal):
Calendar: June - October

Cotton (Normal):
Calendar: June - December

Wheat (Normal):
Calendar: November - March

Soil Type & Texture

Inorganic:

  • Loam
Soil Drainage Class
Irrigation InfrastructureCanal, Tanks, Open Wells, Bore wells
Other Site Details

Major Crops And Calendars

  • Kharif Rice –June to October
  • Jowar- May/July to September/December
  • Cotton- May/July to December/April
  • Maize-May/August- September/Decemebr
  • Green Gram- May/August- October/December
  • Soybean
  • Rabi Jowar-September/October-January/March
  • Wheat-October/December- January/March
  • Onion (kharif), Red chillies(kharif), chickpea, Sunflower

In Situ Observations

Ground Truth

  • Crop Type(s):
  • Collection Protocol:

    Field observations of date of sowing, irrigation information, crop type, crop stage, crop growth and crop biophysical parameters indicating crop stress/condition for

    Kharif: Rice, Cotton, Maize, Green Gram, Soybean, Onion; Rabi: Gram, Jowar, Wheat

  • Frequency:

Soil Moisture

  • Crop Type(s):
  • Collection Protocol:
    • Collection protocol: Using Soil moisture meter /instruments
    • Frequency: Bi-Monthly Field Visits
  • Frequency:

Rainfall

  • Crop Type(s):
  • Collection Protocol:
    • Collection protocol: Using state’s AWS/ARGs
    • Frequency: Daily
  • Frequency:

EO Data

Optical Data Requirements

  • Approximate Start Date of Acquisition: 01/06
  • Approximate End Date of Acquisition: 31/10
  • Spatial resolution: Low resolution (above 60m)Medium resolution (20-60m)
  • temporal_frequency: Biweekly
  • Level of Expertise: Advance
  • Latency of Data Delivery: 2-5 days
  • Challanges:

    • SAR Data Requirements

  • Approximate Start Date of Acquisition: 01/06
  • Approximate End Date of Acquisition: 30/09
  • Spatial resolution: Medium resolution (20-60m)
  • temporal_frequency: Biweekly
  • Frequency: C
  • Incidence Angle: Medium
  • Polarisation:
  • Level of Processing: Level 2
  • Orbit: Any
  • Level of Expertise: Intermediate
  • Latency of Data Delivery: 2-5 days
  • Challanges:

    • Passive Microwave Data Requirements

  • Approximate Start Date of Acquisition: 01/06
  • Approximate End Date of Acquisition: 30/04
  • Spatial resolution:
  • temporal_frequency: 2-3 days
  • Level of Expertise: Intermediate
  • Latency of Data Delivery: 2-5 days
  • Challanges: Soil Moisture Product is needed

    • Thermal Data Requirements

    Results

    Documents and Files

    Dharwad-Site-4Report-2.pdf

    Links to paper

    Project Reports

    Study Team

    Team Leader

  • Name: Shibendu S. Ray
  • Affiliation: Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, DAC&FW
  • Affiliation Webpage: https://ncfc.gov.in/
  • Position: Director
  • Email: shibendu.ncfc@nic.in
  • Personal Webpage:
  • Phone number: +91-11-25843224
  • Postal Address: MNCFC, Pusa Campus, New Delhi – 110 012, India

    • Other Team Members

  • Name: K. R. Manjunath
  • Affiliation: EDPO, Indian Space Research Organization
  • Affiliation Webpage: https://www.isro.gov.in/
  • Position: Associate Director (Agriculture)
  • Email: krmanjunath@isro.gov.in
  • Personal Webpage:
  • Role: Co-Lead

  • Name: Preeti Tahlani
  • Affiliation: Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, DAC&FW
  • Affiliation Webpage: https://ncfc.gov.in/
  • Position: Sci-SE
  • Email: preeti.tahlani@gov.in
  • Personal Webpage:
  • Role: Member

  • Name: Shalini Saxena
  • Affiliation: Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, DAC&FW
  • Affiliation Webpage: https://ncfc.gov.in/
  • Position: Assistant Director
  • Email: shalini.85@gov.in
  • Personal Webpage:
  • Role: Member

  • Name: S Rama Subramanian
  • Affiliation: RRSC-South, NRSC (ISRO)
  • Affiliation Webpage: https://www.nrsc.gov.in/
  • Position: Sci-SF
  • Email: ramasubramoniam_s@nrsc.gov.in
  • Personal Webpage:
  • Role: Member

  • Name: Mohammed Ahamed Jeelani
  • Affiliation: RRSC-South, NRSC (ISRO)
  • Affiliation Webpage: https://www.nrsc.gov.in/
  • Position: Sci-SE
  • Email: mohammedahamed_j@nrsc.gov.in
  • Personal Webpage:
  • Role: Member