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Assessing deficiencies in remotely sensed actual evapotranspiration (AET): introducing AET signatures
Hansini Gardiya Weligamage
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Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Keirnan Fowler
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Margarita Saft
Institute of Applied Geosciences, Technische Universität Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Tim Peterson
Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
Dongryeol Ryu
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Murray C. Peel
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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Short summary
This study is the first to propose actual evapotranspiration (AET) signatures, which can be used to assess multiple aspects of AET dynamics across various temporal scales. As a demonstration, we applied AET signatures to evaluate two remotely sensed (RS) AET products against flux tower AET. The results reveal specific deficiencies in RS AET and provide guidance for selecting appropriate RS AET, including for modelling studies.
This study is the first to propose actual evapotranspiration (AET) signatures, which can be used...
