A modified MOD16 algorithm to estimate evapotranspiration over alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau, China

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 561; pp. 16 - 30
• Main Authors: Chang, Yaping, Qin, Dahe, Ding, Yongjian, Zhao, Qiudong, Zhang, Shiqiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2018
• Subjects: algorithms; Alpine meadow; alpine meadows; China; climate; eddy covariance; evaporation; Evapotranspiration; Modified MOD16 algorithm; Resistance parameterization; soil; stomatal conductance; temperature; Tibetan Plateau; uncertainty; water resources; wind speed; China; Tibetan Plateau; Resistance parameterization; Alpine meadow; Evapotranspiration; Modified MOD16 algorithm

•Five precious representative alpine meadow sites on the Tibetan Plateau were used to evaluate and modified MOD16 algorithm.•A modified MOD16 algorithm was proposed to improve the accuracy of ET estimation.•A modular analysis was performed for understanding the relative importance of each part of th...