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Improvements to a MODIS global terrestrial evapotranspiration algorithm

Qiaozhen Mu, +2 more
- 15 Aug 2011 - 
- Vol. 115, Iss: 8, pp 1781-1800
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In this article, an improved version of the global evapotranspiration (ET) algorithm based on MODIS and global meteorology data has been proposed, which simplifies the calculation of vegetation cover fraction, calculating ET as the sum of daytime and nighttime components, adding soil heat flux calculation, improving estimates of stomatal conductance, aerodynamic resistance and boundary layer resistance, separating dry canopy surface from the wet and dividing soil surface into saturated wet surface and moist surface.
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This article is published in Remote Sensing of Environment.The article was published on 2011-08-15. It has received 2052 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Evapotranspiration & Meteorological reanalysis.

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Evaluating soil evaporation parameterizations at near-instantaneous scales using surface dryness indices.

TL;DR: In this article, the potential evaporation indices are estimated from the Priestley-Taylor method, the Penman method, and the mass transfer method (with or without T s ).
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Assessing the utility of remote sensing data to accurately estimate changes in groundwater storage

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors quantified groundwater storage changes in California's Central Valley at two spatial scales for the period 2002 through 2020 using remote sensing data and an ensemble water balance method.
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Effect of terrestrial vegetation growth on climate change in China.

TL;DR: A vegetation-adjusted temperature index is proposed to understand how terrestrial vegetation growth in China affects the air temperature for 2001-2013, based on satellite-derived normalized difference vegetation index, near-surface air temperature (Ta) and the land surface temperature.
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On the ecohydrology of the Yucatan Peninsula: Evapotranspiration and carbon intake dynamics across an eco‐climatic gradient

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the spatio-temporal dynamics of ET and GPP above average dry and wet conditions through time series analyses of 15-years of remotely sensed data from both Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite products.
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Overview of the radiometric and biophysical performance of the MODIS vegetation indices

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the performance and validity of the MODIS vegetation indices (VI), the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and enhanced vegetation index(EVI), produced at 1-km and 500-m resolutions and 16-day compositing periods.
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On the Assessment of Surface Heat Flux and Evaporation Using Large-Scale Parameters

TL;DR: In this article, the large-scale parameterization of the surface fluxes of sensible and latent heat is properly expressed in terms of energetic considerations over land while formulas of the bulk aerodynamic type are most suitahle over the sea.
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Summarizing multiple aspects of model performance in a single diagram

TL;DR: In this article, a diagram has been devised that can provide a concise statistical summary of how well patterns match each other in terms of their correlation, their root-mean-square difference, and the ratio of their variances.
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Evaporation and environment.

TL;DR: Progress towards a reconciliation of parallel concepts in meteorology and physiology is described, which stresses the importance of physiological restraint on the rate of transpiration from an irrigated field surrounded by dry land.
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