articleGeophysical Research LettersMar 20, 2017BRONZE OA

Revisiting the contribution of transpiration to global terrestrial evapotranspiration

Yale University · Tokyo University of Science · +8 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract Even though knowing the contributions of transpiration ( T ), soil and open water evaporation ( E ), and interception ( I ) to terrestrial evapotranspiration ( ET = T + E + I ) is crucial for understanding the hydrological cycle and its connection to ecological processes, the fraction of T is unattainable by traditional measurement techniques over large scales. Previously reported global mean T /( E + T + I ) from multiple independent sources, including satellite‐based estimations, reanalysis, land surface models, and isotopic measurements, varies substantially from 24% to 90%. Here we develop a new ET partitioning algorithm, which combines global evapotranspiration estimates and relationships between…

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Keywords
  • Evapotranspiration
  • Transpiration
  • Environmental science
  • Water cycle
  • Vegetation (pathology)
  • Leaf area index
  • Interception
  • Scale (ratio)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate action
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