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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-4189-2020
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Research article
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27 Aug 2020
Research article |
| 27 Aug 2020
| 27 Aug 2020
Data-driven estimates of evapotranspiration and its controls in the Congo Basin
Michael W. Burnett
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Gregory R. Quetin
Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Alexandra G. Konings
Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Recent rainfall conditions in the Congo Basin S. Nicholson et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/ac61c4
- Can We Use the Water Budget to Infer Upland Catchment Behavior? The Role of Data Set Error Estimation and Interbasin Groundwater Flow B. Gordon et al. 10.1029/2021WR030966
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- Current availability and distribution of Congo Basin’s freshwater resources M. Tourian et al. 10.1038/s43247-023-00836-z
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- Where Does Moisture Come From Over the Congo Basin? S. Worden et al. 10.1029/2020JG006024
- Recent rainfall conditions in the Congo Basin S. Nicholson et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/ac61c4
- Can We Use the Water Budget to Infer Upland Catchment Behavior? The Role of Data Set Error Estimation and Interbasin Groundwater Flow B. Gordon et al. 10.1029/2021WR030966
- Uncertainty Analysis and Data Fusion of Multi-Source Land Evapotranspiration Products Based on the TCH Method Z. Cui et al. 10.3390/rs16010028
- A harmonized global land evaporation dataset from model-based products covering 1980–2017 J. Lu et al. 10.5194/essd-13-5879-2021
- A combined use of in situ and satellite-derived observations to characterize surface hydrology and its variability in the Congo River basin B. Kitambo et al. 10.5194/hess-26-1857-2022
- The Contribution of Transpiration to Precipitation Over African Watersheds S. Te Wierik et al. 10.1029/2021WR031721
- Reinterpreting Global GRACE Trends Based on Century‐Long GRACE‐REC Data Y. Zhong et al. 10.1029/2023WR035817
- Assessing Freshwater Changes over Southern and Central Africa (2002–2017) I. Kalu et al. 10.3390/rs13132543
- Divergent Representation of Precipitation Recycling in the Amazon and the Congo in CMIP6 Models J. Baker & D. Spracklen 10.1029/2021GL095136
- Can Indirect Evaluation Methods and Their Fusion Products Reduce Uncertainty in Actual Evapotranspiration Estimates? X. Shao et al. 10.1029/2021WR031069
- Current availability and distribution of Congo Basin’s freshwater resources M. Tourian et al. 10.1038/s43247-023-00836-z
- Error characterization of global land evapotranspiration products: Collocation-based approach C. Li et al. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128102
- Estimating cumulative evapotranspiration using superconducting gravimeter data: a study in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina J. Pendiuk et al. 10.1080/02626667.2023.2264283
- Biophysical controls on water use efficiency of six plantations under different sky conditions P. Liu et al. 10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.108938
- Carbon fluxes and water-use efficiency in a Pinus tabuliformis plantation in Northeast China and their relationship to drought X. Gao et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174258
- Tropical Peatland Hydrology Simulated With a Global Land Surface Model S. Apers et al. 10.1029/2021MS002784
Latest update: 13 Dec 2024
Short summary
Water that evaporates from Africa's tropical forests provides rainfall throughout the continent. However, there are few sources of meteorological data in central Africa, so we use observations from satellites to estimate evaporation from the Congo Basin at different times of the year. We find that existing evaporation estimates in tropical Africa do not accurately capture seasonal variations in evaporation and that fluctuations in soil moisture and solar radiation drive evaporation rates.
Water that evaporates from Africa's tropical forests provides rainfall throughout the continent....
