CUSTOMIZED LAND SURFACE MODELING IN A SOIL-CROP SYSTEM USING SATELLITE DATA TO DETECT IRRIGATION AND PRECIPITATION EVENTS FOR DECISION SUPPORT IN PRECISION AGRICULTURE

An irrigation modeling framework in precision agriculture utilizes a combination of weather data, crop data, and other agricultural inputs to create customized agronomic models for diagnosing and predicting a moisture state in a field, and a corresponding need for, and timing of, irrigation activities. Specific combinations of various agricultural inputs can be applied, together with weather information to identify or adjust water-related characteristics of crops and soils, to model optimal irrigation activities and provide advisories, recommendations, and scheduling guidance for targeted application of artificial precipitation to address specific moisture conditions in a soil system of a field.