A site-level comparison of lysimeter and eddy covariance flux measurements of evapotranspiration

Hirschi, Martin; Michel, Dominik; Lehner, Irene; Seneviratne, Sonia I.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1809-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1809-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 3

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28 Mar 2017

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| 28 Mar 2017

A site-level comparison of lysimeter and eddy covariance flux measurements of evapotranspiration

Martin Hirschi, Dominik Michel, Irene Lehner, and Sonia I. Seneviratne

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RC1: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Jul 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee #1', Martin Hirschi, 23 Aug 2016
RC2: 'micrometeorology, hydrology', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Jul 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to Referee #2', Martin Hirschi, 24 Aug 2016
  - RC3: 'comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Aug 2016
EC1: 'Start interacting', Nunzio Romano, 17 Aug 2016
- AC3: 'General comment to the editor', Martin Hirschi, 24 Aug 2016
RC4: 'Review of Hirschi et al. – submitted to HESS', Anonymous Referee #3, 30 Sep 2016
- AC4: 'Reply to Referee #3', Martin Hirschi, 16 Dec 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 Oct 2016) by Nunzio Romano

AR by Martin Hirschi on behalf of the Authors (16 Dec 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (28 Dec 2016) by Nunzio Romano

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Dec 2016) by Nunzio Romano

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (03 Jan 2017)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (24 Jan 2017)

ED: Publish as is (05 Feb 2017) by Nunzio Romano

AR by Martin Hirschi on behalf of the Authors (07 Feb 2017)

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We compare lysimeter and eddy covariance (EC) flux measurements of evapotranspiration at a research catchment in Switzerland. The measurements are compared on various timescales, and with respect to a 40-year long-term lysimeter time series. Overall, the lysimeter and EC measurements agree well, especially on the annual timescale. Furthermore, we identify that lack of reliable EC data during/after rainfall events significantly contributes to an underestimation of EC evapotranspiration.