Articles | Volume 24, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2269-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2269-2020
Review article
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08 May 2020
Review article |  | 08 May 2020

A review of the complementary principle of evaporation: from the original linear relationship to generalized nonlinear functions

Songjun Han and Fuqiang Tian

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (10 Feb 2020) by Xing Yuan
AR by Songjun Han on behalf of the Authors (27 Feb 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (05 Apr 2020) by Xing Yuan
AR by Songjun Han on behalf of the Authors (06 Apr 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
Short summary
The complementary principle is an important methodology for estimating actual evaporation by using routinely observed meteorological variables. This review summaries its 56-year development, focusing on how related studies have shifted from adopting a symmetric linear complementary relationship to employing generalized nonlinear functions. We also compare the polynomial and sigmoid types of generalized complementary functions and discuss their future development.