ECIRA - European crop-specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020
Abstract Irrigation significantly contributes to total water withdrawal and exhibits considerable spatial and temporal variability, particularly in more humid regions. This variability is caused by climate, soil properties, and crop water requirements. However, time series of high-resolution, crop-s...
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| description | Abstract Irrigation significantly contributes to total water withdrawal and exhibits considerable spatial and temporal variability, particularly in more humid regions. This variability is caused by climate, soil properties, and crop water requirements. However, time series of high-resolution, crop-specific irrigated area data remain scarce in Europe. We developed and applied a method to harmonize input data on crop types and irrigation to obtain the European Crop-specific IRrigated Area (ECIRA) dataset, providing annual 1-km gridded crop-specific irrigated area for 16 crop types across 28 European countries for 2010–2020. The ECIRA dataset effectively identifies crop-specific irrigated hotspots, aligns with subnational census data, and strongly agrees with LUCAS field observations and other survey-based crop-specific irrigation area datasets. However, caution is needed for region- and location-specific studies, as the Europe-wide scope of ECIRA entails a trade-off between local details and overall consistency. It can be used in assessments of crop productivity and crop water use, as input in land surface-, crop-, and hydrological modeling, in climate impact studies and to support improved water resources management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42d383ff4b654f189aa8bac8b77c550c2025-08-20T03:45:45ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-08-0112112110.1038/s41597-025-05628-yECIRA - European crop-specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020Wanxue Zhu0Josef Baumert1Hugo Storm2Thomas Heckelei3Stefan Siebert4Department of Crop Sciences, University of GöttingenInstitute for Food and Resource Economics (ILR), University of BonnInstitute for Food and Resource Economics (ILR), University of BonnInstitute for Food and Resource Economics (ILR), University of BonnDepartment of Crop Sciences, University of GöttingenAbstract Irrigation significantly contributes to total water withdrawal and exhibits considerable spatial and temporal variability, particularly in more humid regions. This variability is caused by climate, soil properties, and crop water requirements. However, time series of high-resolution, crop-specific irrigated area data remain scarce in Europe. We developed and applied a method to harmonize input data on crop types and irrigation to obtain the European Crop-specific IRrigated Area (ECIRA) dataset, providing annual 1-km gridded crop-specific irrigated area for 16 crop types across 28 European countries for 2010–2020. The ECIRA dataset effectively identifies crop-specific irrigated hotspots, aligns with subnational census data, and strongly agrees with LUCAS field observations and other survey-based crop-specific irrigation area datasets. However, caution is needed for region- and location-specific studies, as the Europe-wide scope of ECIRA entails a trade-off between local details and overall consistency. It can be used in assessments of crop productivity and crop water use, as input in land surface-, crop-, and hydrological modeling, in climate impact studies and to support improved water resources management.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05628-y |
| spellingShingle | Wanxue Zhu Josef Baumert Hugo Storm Thomas Heckelei Stefan Siebert ECIRA - European crop-specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020 Scientific Data |
| title | ECIRA - European crop-specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020 |
| title_full | ECIRA - European crop-specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020 |
| title_fullStr | ECIRA - European crop-specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | ECIRA - European crop-specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020 |
| title_short | ECIRA - European crop-specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020 |
| title_sort | ecira european crop specific irrigated area at 1 km resolution annually from 2010 to 2020 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05628-y |
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