Complementary‐relationship‐based modeling of terrestrial evapotranspiration across China during 1982–2012: Validations and spatiotemporal analyses

N Ma, J Szilagyi, Y Zhang, W Liu - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Having recognized the limitations in spatial representativeness and/or temporal coverage of
(i) current ground ETa observations and (ii) land surface model‐and remote sensing‐based …

[HTML][HTML] A worldwide evaluation of basin-scale evapotranspiration estimates against the water balance method

W Liu, L Wang, J Zhou, Y Li, F Sun, G Fu, X Li… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Evapotranspiration (ET) plays a critical role in linking the water and energy cycles but is
difficult to estimate at regional and basin scales. In this study, we present a worldwide …

The CR of evaporation: A calibration‐free diagnostic and benchmarking tool for large‐scale terrestrial evapotranspiration modeling

N Ma, J Szilagyi - Water Resources Research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Monthly evapotranspiration (ET) rates for 1979–2015 were estimated by the latest,
calibration‐free version of the complementary relationship (CR) of evaporation over the …

Greening-induced increase in evapotranspiration over Eurasia offset by CO2-induced vegetational stomatal closure

X Zhang, Y Zhang, N Ma, D Kong, J Tian… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Evapotranspiration (ET), as a key exchanging component of the land energy, water and
carbon cycles, is expected to increase in response to greening land under a warming …

[HTML][HTML] The divergence of energy-and water-balance evapotranspiration estimates in humid regions

L Zhang, M Marshall, A Vrieling, A Nelson - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Evapotranspiration (ET) calculated as the residual of catchment water balance (ET WB) has
often been used as a benchmark to evaluate satellite-based ET retrievals that use the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessments of three evapotranspiration products over China using extended triple collocation and water balance methods

Y Jia, C Li, H Yang, W Yang, Z Liu - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Evapotranspiration (ET) plays an essential role in the water and energy balance between
the surface and the atmosphere. Recent decades have witnessed the generation of various …

Water-balance-based evapotranspiration for 56 large river basins: A benchmarking dataset for global terrestrial evapotranspiration modeling

N Ma, Y Zhang, J Szilagyi - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
A thorough validation of global terrestrial evapotranspiration (ET) models requires reliable
ground-observed ET data. While the open-access eddy-covariance flux measurements are …

Spatial patterns in actual evapotranspiration climatologies for europe

S Stisen, M Soltani, G Mendiguren, H Langkilde… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spatial patterns in long-term average evapotranspiration (ET) represent a unique source of
information for evaluating the spatial pattern performance of distributed hydrological models …

Trade‐Offs Between Spatial and Temporal Accuracy of Complementary Relationship Models for Evaporation in an Ungauged Basin

X Zhang, S Han, Y Wang, X Kong, Y Guo… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The complementary relationship (CR) between actual and potential evaporation has
undergone rapid development over the past decades. Commonly, the evaluation of CR …

Comparison of evapotranspiration estimates based on the surface water balance, modified Penman‐Monteith model, and reanalysis data sets for continental China

Y Mao, K Wang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Evapotranspiration (ET) combines the land‐atmosphere water, energy, and carbon cycles
and plays a critical role in climate studies. However, ET is difficult to quantify accurately. This …