IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing · 1990 · 545 citations · 28 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical GeographyAtmospheric ScienceClimatologyRemote SensingEvapotranspiration EstimationInfrared Remote SensingLand Surface MonitoringThermal Remote SensingVegetation IndicesVegetation MonitoringEvapotranspirationLand Surface EvapotranspirationLand Surface Temperature RetrievalsRegional Evapotranspiration AnalysisRemote Sensing For Land Surface VariablesRemote Sensing Of EvapotranspirationSpatial Evapotranspiration MappingSurface Temperature
An estimate of evapotranspiration is developed by relating variations of satellite-derived surface temperature to a vegetation index computed from satellite visible and near-infrared data. The method requires independent estimates of evapotranspiration for a completely vegetated area and for a nonvegetated area, although such areas need not appear in the satellite data. A regional estimate of evapotranspiration is derived despite the lack of precise estimates for individual satellite measurements. The method requires spatial variability in the satellite data: it does not apply in uniform areas. In addition, a property is identified which permits discrimination of cirrus clouds from areas of varying soil moisture.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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A Simple Biosphere Model (SIB) for Use within General Circulation Models
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