Mapping daily evapotranspiration and dryness index in the East African highlands using MODIS and SEVIRI data

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-170

  Sun, Z ^a   Gebremichael, M ^a   Ardo J ^b   De Bruin, H A R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; DAILY EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; DAILY FLUCTUATIONS; DROUGHT MONITORING; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICANS; EDDY COVARIANCE MEASUREMENTS; GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT SATELLITE; GROUND MEASUREMENTS; POLAR ORBIT; POLAR-ORBITING; REGIONAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SATELLITE DATA; WATER CYCLE; WEATHER FORECASTS;

DROUGHT; ESTIMATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; MONITORING; RADIOMETERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; SEVIRI; UPLAND REGION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EAST AFRICA;

EID: 78751524463     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-163-2011     Document Type: Article

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