Title
Assessment of Multi-Source Evapotranspiration Products over China Using Eddy Covariance Observations.
Abstract
As an essential variable in linking water, carbon, and energy cycles, evapotranspiration (ET) is difficult to measure. Remote sensing, reanalysis, and land surface model-based ET products offer comprehensive alternatives at different spatio-temporal intervals, but their performance varies. In this study, we selected four popular ET global products: The Global Land Evaporation Amsterdam Model version 3.0a (GLEAM3.0a), the Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications-Land (MERRA-Land) project, the Global Land Data Assimilation System version 2.0 with the Noah model (GLDAS2.0-Noah) and the EartH2Observe ensemble (EartH2Observe-En). Then, we comprehensively evaluated the performance of these products over China using a stratification method, six validation criteria, and high-quality eddy covariance (EC) measurements at 12 sites. The aim of this research was to provide important quantitative information to improve and apply the ET models and to inform choices about the appropriate ET product for specific applications. Results showed that, within one stratification, the performance of each ET product based on a certain criterion differed among classifications of this stratification. Furthermore, the optimal ET (OET) among these products was identified by comparing the magnitudes of each criterion. Results suggested that, given a criterion (a stratification classification), the OETs varied among stratification classifications (the selected six criteria). In short, no product consistently performed best, according to the selected validation criterion. Thus, multi-source ET datasets should be employed in future studies to enhance confidence in ET-related conclusions.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.3390/rs10111692
REMOTE SENSING
Keywords
Field
DocType
evapotranspiration,eddy covariance observations,latent heat flux,a stratification method,multi-source,China
Remote sensing,Eddy covariance,Geology,Multi-source,Evapotranspiration
Journal
Volume
Issue
Citations 
10
11
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
8
9
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
shijie li186.68
Guojie Wang2155.35
Shanlei Sun341.63
Haishan Chen441.63
Peng Bai540.89
Shujia Zhou610.73
Yong Huang71314.41
Jie Wang800.34
Peng Deng900.34