Software
FARMs
Food, Agriculture, and Resource Management System
FARMs is a web-based geospatial crop modeling and agricultural water management tool that simplifies the use of the DSSAT crop simulation model without requiring users to create input weather, climate, and soil files.
Launch FARMsResources
Supplemental Research
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FARMs: A geospatial crop modeling and agricultural water management system
JS Kim, I Kisekka (2021)
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Simulating alfalfa forage yields under full and deficit irrigation using the FARMs Web app in California
I Kisekka, U Gull, DH Putnam (2021)
Fastpath
Identifying Permeable Pathways for Managed Aquifer Recharge
Fastpath is an advanced, web-based tool that revolutionizes groundwater recharge assessment. It integrates state-of-the-art geophysical imaging with real-time data and interactive 2D mapping for dynamic filtering and multi-layered analysis. These features enable precise identification of high-permeability zones, enhancing water management decisions.
Launch ToolResources
Supplemental Research
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Harnessing Geophysical Imaging for Groundwater Recharge
Kang, S., Goebel, M., Knight, R. (2023)
The "pyfao56" Package for Python
Codifying FAO-56 Evapotranspiration in a Modern Programming Language
The pyfao56 Python package facilitates FAO-56 computations of daily soil water balance using the dual crop coefficient method to estimate crop evapotranspiration (ET).
Launch PackageResources
Supplemental Research
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Crop evapotranspiration - Guidelines for computing crop water requirements
Allen, R. G., Pereira, L. S., Raes, D., Smith, M. (1998)
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The ASCE Standardized Reference Evapotranspiration Equation
Walter, I. A., Allen, R. G., Elliott, R., Itenfisu, D., Brown, P., Jensen, M. E., Mecham, B., Howell, T. A., Snyder, R., Eching, S., Spofford, T., Hattendorf, M., Martin, D., Cuenca, R. H., Wright, J. L. (2005)
Yield and Profitability under Salinity
Predict agricultural yield and profitability under saline conditions
This decision support tool helps policymakers and GSA managers identify areas unsuitable for sustainable and profitable agriculture and prioritize them for multi-benefit land repurposing to reduce agricultural water demand.
Launch ModelResources
Supplemental Research
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Assessing salinity impacts on crop yield and economic returns in the Central Valley
F Nicolas, T Kamai, A Ben-Gal, J Ochoa-Brito, A Daccache, F Ogunmokun, I Kisekka (2023)
Water Wizards
Curriculum for Youth Water Science Education
Water Wizards engages 4th-6th graders through interactive experiments and community projects exploring water cycles, watershed dynamics, and water quality. The curriculum combines salinity/density labs, home usage audits, and actionable community projects to teach scientific fundamentals while demonstrating real-world impacts. Students are empowered to know they can make a difference in their communities.
Launch ShopResources
Supplemental Research
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4-H Water Wizards: Lessons Learned for Effective Afterschool Science Programming
M Bird, A Subramaniam (2022)
Flux Gap Filling Tool
A tool for filling missing flux data
A web-based tool that uses either Marginal Distribution Sampling (MDS) or Machine Learning (Random Forest) methods to fill missing values in flux measurements like evapotranspiration (ET), sensible heat (H), and latent heat (LE) using environmental variables.
Launch ToolResources
Datasets
| Dataset Name | Description | Supplemental Paper | Date Posted | Data Contact | Access |
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| Nitrate Leaching Assessment Dataset | Comprehensive dataset examining nitrate leaching patterns during drought and extreme precipitation events, including deep vadose-zone monitoring data, groundwater observations, and field mass balance calculations. | View Paper | September 2024 | Isaya Kisekka ikisekka@ucdavis.edu |
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