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This research was funded through grants AGL2017-89407-R and PID2021-124095OB-I00 by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by ERDF, a way of making Europe. Thanks are due to Ce sar Romano (EEAD-CSIC) , Miguel Izquierdo (CITA Arag on) and Vicente Villarroya (CITA Arag on) for their technical support.

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May 5, 2024
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Ador-Solid-Set: A coupled simulation model for commercial solid-set irrigated fields

Publicated to:Agricultural Water Management. 295 108740- - 2024-02-26 295(), DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2024.108740

Authors: Playan, Enrique; Zapata, Nery; Latorre, Borja; Cavero, Jose; Paniagua, Piluca; Medina, Eva T; Angeles Lorenzo, Maria; Burguete, Javier

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Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA Ar, Dept Environm Agr & Forest Syst, Associated Unit EEAD CSIC, Avda Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
EEAD CSIC, Dept Soil & Water, Avda Montanana 1005, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author

Abstract

The last five decades have seen strong developments in irrigation modeling. In solid-set sprinkler irrigation, models have generally been applied to a few sprinklers in a regular arrangement, making them representative of a sector or a field. In this research, the Ador-Solid-Set model for whole-field solid-set sprinkler irrigation is presented, validated and applied to simulate an irrigation event in two fields: CA (10.2 ha) and ZA (24.5 ha), equipped with 12 and 26 sectors, respectively. The model couples pipeline hydraulics (EPANET), sprinkler ballistics and irrigation scheduling at execution time. Field experiments were used to validate the ballistic model in a solid-set combining full- and partial-circle sprinklers. Observed and simulated irrigation depths and coefficients of uniformity showed determination coefficients of 0.73*** and 0.89***, respectively. Optimization was used to estimate pipeline roughness based on pairs of pressure measurements (at the inlet and specific sprinklers): 26 pairs in CA and 58 pairs in ZA. Roughness parameters were estimated for the main pipeline, each sector and the sprinkler risers: 14 parameters in CA and 28 in ZA. More than a million hydraulic simulations were required to estimate roughness in each field. Maps were produced for applied water in CA and ZA following a sequential irrigation of their sectors lasting for 24 hours. The model produced whole-field coefficients of uniformity of 80.2 in CA and 80.9 in ZA. Finally, Ador-Solid-Set quantified the volume of drift outside the field (2.4 and 1.5% of the applied water in CA and ZA, respectively). This additional drift can be added to the wind drift and evaporation losses obtained from empirical equations, in a process that requires further analysis. Research efforts are also needed to enhance the current model capabilities and address the challenges related to water quantity and quality in sprinkler solid-sets.

Keywords

BallisticsCropDesignDrip irrigationEficiencia del riegoIrrigation schedulingIrrigation uniformityPerformancePipeline roughnessPressureRiego automáticoSiriasSprinkler irrigationSystemsTubería de riegoUniformityWind

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Agricultural Water Management due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 3/129, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agronomy. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-05:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-05:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 11.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 13 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10532/6922