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The compared agrometeorological datasets stem from the open-access data sources Copernicus CDS and the Agri4Cast portal, and commercial in situ agrometeorological stations (PinovaMeteo) which monitor environmental parameters relevant to the physiological state of crops. The study compares relevant parameters for 10 different locations in Croatia for three consecutive years (2019, 2020, and 2021) to investigate whether model-based data from ERA5-Land and Agri4Cast are well-correlated with ground measurements from independent in situ stations (PinovaMeteo) for specific agrometeorological parameters (air and soil temperature, and precipitation). Our results indicate the following: both the ERA5-Land and Agri4Cast datasets show mostly strong positive correlations with ground observations for air temperature, modest correlations for soil temperature, but modest or even low correlations for precipitation. Analysis of the residuals indicates higher overall residual values, especially in areas with complex topography and near large bodies of water or the sea, and deviations of residuals that may limit the usability of satellite- and model-based data for decision-making in agriculture.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs16040641","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,9]],"date-time":"2024-02-09T08:12:03Z","timestamp":1707466323000},"page":"641","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Comparing Remote and Proximal Sensing of Agrometeorological Parameters across Different Agricultural Regions in Croatia: A Case Study Using ERA5-Land, Agri4Cast, and In Situ Stations during the Period 2019\u20132021"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Dora","family":"Krekovi\u0107","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Internet of Things Laboratory, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5191-2953","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vlatko","family":"Gali\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Agricultural Institute Osijek, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-5577-8261","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Krunoslav","family":"Tr\u017eec","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Internet of Things Laboratory, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5619-2142","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ivana","family":"Podnar \u017darko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Internet of Things Laboratory, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia"}]},{"given":"Mario","family":"Ku\u0161ek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Internet of Things Laboratory, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"828","DOI":"10.1126\/science.1183899","article-title":"Precision Agriculture and Food Security","volume":"327","author":"Gebbers","year":"2010","journal-title":"Science"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Sishodia, R.P., Ray, R.L., and Singh, S.K. 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