Estimating evapotranspiration using remote sensing and the surface energy balance system - A South African perspective

Water SA

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 477-484

  Gibson, L A ^a,d,e   Jarmain, C ^b   Su, Z ^c   Eckardt, F E ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e GEOSS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Remote sensing SEBS; SEBAL

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; ENERGY BALANCE METHOD; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY; MODEL SENSITIVITY; SEBAL; SURFACE ENERGY BALANCE ALGORITHM FOR LANDS; SURFACE ENERGY BALANCE SYSTEMS; VEGETATION PARAMETERS;

ALGORITHMS; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH; WATER SUPPLY;

BOND (MASONRY);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IMAGERY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE ENERGY; ZENITH ANGLE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84880116143     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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