Abstract
A high-density, well-distributed, and consistent historical weather data series is of major importance for agricultural planning and climatic risk evaluation. A possible option for regions where weather station network is irregular is the use of gridded weather data (GWD), which can be downloaded online from different sources. Based on that, the aim of this study was to assess the suitability of two GWD, AgMERRA and XAVIER, by comparing them with measured weather data (MWD) for estimating soybean yield in Brazil. The GWD and MWD were obtained for 24 locations across Brazil, considering the period between 1980 and 2010. These data were used to estimate soybean yield with DSSAT-CROPGRO-Soybean model. The comparison of MWD with GWD resulted in a good agreement between climate variables, except for solar radiation. The crop simulations with GWD and MWD resulted in a good agreement for vegetative and reproductive phases. Soybean potential yield (Yp) simulated with AgMERRA and XAVIER had a high correlation (r > 0.88) when compared to the estimates with MWD, with the RMSE of about 400 kg ha−1. For attainable yield (Ya), estimates with XAVIER resulted in a RMSE of 700 kg ha−1 against 864 kg ha−1 from AgMERRA, both compared to the simulations using MWD. Even with these differences in Ya simulations, both GWD can be considered suitable for simulating soybean growth, development, and yield in Brazil; however, with XAVIER GWD presenting a better performance for weather and crop variables assessed.
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The authors would like to thank the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for the support to this study through a research fellowship for the first author (process n° 152868/2016-0) and third author (process n° 300582/2013-7).
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Battisti, R., Bender, F.D. & Sentelhas, P.C. Assessment of different gridded weather data for soybean yield simulations in Brazil. Theor Appl Climatol 135, 237–247 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-018-2383-y
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