Articles | Volume 27, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4505-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4505-2023
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20 Dec 2023
Review article | Highlight paper |  | 20 Dec 2023

Uncertainty assessment of satellite remote-sensing-based evapotranspiration estimates: a systematic review of methods and gaps

Bich Ngoc Tran, Johannes van der Kwast, Solomon Seyoum, Remko Uijlenhoet, Graham Jewitt, and Marloes Mul

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Systematic Quantitative Literature Review - Uncertainty assessment of Evapotranspiration Remote Sensing B. Tran https://doi.org/10.4121/797dcaff-56e3-45ae-a931-f6f4a3135d26.v2

Meta-analysis of Remotely sensed Evapotranspiration validation with Eddy Covariance B. Tran and M. Mul https://doi.org/10.4121/e6e1713a-0c2b-4775-a7f4-9e6e0b2cf40f.v2

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Executive editor
This review paper constitutes a tremendous effort reviewing and analyzing a vast body of literature on the evaluation of Satellite Remote Sensing-based evapotranspiration datasets. It is a great road map for this field of research guiding all future such studies toward the use of community-based best practices.
Short summary
Satellite data are increasingly used to estimate evapotranspiration (ET) or the amount of water moving from plants, soils, and water bodies into the atmosphere over large areas. Uncertainties from various sources affect the accuracy of these calculations. This study reviews the methods to assess the uncertainties of such ET estimations. It provides specific recommendations for a comprehensive assessment that assists in the potential uses of these data for research, monitoring, and management.