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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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Daily gridded meteorological variables in Brazil (1980–2013)

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A Remotely Sensed Global Terrestrial Drought Severity Index

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a method to generate a near-real-time remotely sensed drought severity index (DSI) to monitor and detect drought globally at 1-km spatial resolution and regular 8-day, monthly, and annual frequencies.
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A review of remote sensing based actual evapotranspiration estimation

TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes the basic theories underpinning current remote sensing based evapotranspiration estimation methods and compares their advantages and limitations, and identifies several key directions for further study, including identification of uncertainty sources in remote sensing evapOTranspiration models, merging of different remote sensing methods, application of data assimilation and fusion techniques, and utilization of multi-source remote sensing data and latest sensor technologies.
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Sensitivity of simulated global-scale freshwater fluxes and storages to input data, hydrological model structure, human water use and calibration

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the sensitivity of simulated freshwater fluxes and water storage variations to five major sources of uncertainty: climate forcing, land cover input, model structure/refinements, consideration of human water use and calibration (or no calibration) against observed mean river discharge.
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Coupled estimation of 500 m and 8-day resolution global evapotranspiration and gross primary production in 2002-2017

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