Particular uncertainties encountered in using a pre-packaged SEBS model to derive evapotranspiration in a heterogeneous study area in South Africa

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 295-310

  Gibson, L A ^a,b   Munch Z ^c   Engelbrecht, J ^d  

^a Agricultural Research Council Institute for Soil Climate and Water   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Western Cape Unit   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ENERGY FLUXES; ENERGY PARTITIONING; EVAPORATIVE FRACTION; FRACTIONAL VEGETATION COVER; INPUT PARAMETER; LAND COVER; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDY AREAS; UPSCALING; VEGETATION CANOPY; WATER MANAGERS; WEATHER STATIONS; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEAT FLUX; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL GRADIENTS; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BOND (MASONRY);

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; ENERGY FLUX; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER; WIND VELOCITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79251631724     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-295-2011     Document Type: Article

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