Assessment of the MODIS global evapotranspiration algorithm using eddy covariance measurements and hydrological modelling in the Rio Grande basin;Evaluation de l'algorithme MODIS d'estimation de l'évapotranspiration globale utilisant des mesures de covariance de la turbulence et la modélisation hydrologique dans le bassin du Rio Grande

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1658-1676

  Ruhoff, A L ^a,b   Paz, A R ^c   Aragao, L E O C ^d   Mu, Q ^e   Malhi, Y ^f   Collischonn, W ^b   Rocha, H R ^g   Running, S W ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

evapotranspiration; hydrological modelling; MGB IPH; MOD16; MODIS

Indexed keywords

EDDY COVARIANCE MEASUREMENTS; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; LAND USE AND LAND COVER; MGB-IPH; MOD16; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS;

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATE MODELS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUGAR CANE; WATER SUPPLY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LAND USE;

ESTIMATION; ALGORITHMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; BIOME; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND COVER; LAND USE; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SAVANNA; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; PLANTATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUGAR CANE;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE [BRAZIL]; RIO GRANDE BASIN [BRAZIL];

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84887110679     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.837578     Document Type: Article

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