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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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.
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