Global-Scale Estimation of Land Surface Heat Fluxes from Space: Product Assessment and Intercomparison

Matthew McCabe, Diego Miralles, Carlos Jimenez, Ali Ershadi, Joshua Fisher, Qiaozhen Mu, Miaoling Liang, Brigitte Mueller, Justin Sheffield, Sonia Seneviratne, Eric Wood

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Abstract

Improved representation of the spatial distribution and temporal development of surface latent (λE), sensible (H), and ground heat (G) fluxes is required not only to advance our understanding of important water and energy cycle processes but also to better describe the complex feedback mechanisms and interactions that occur between the land surface and the atmosphere. The latent heat flux provides the critical link between the water and energy cycles within the Earth system. Apart from enabling a description of water vapor exchanges for global water budget estimation, the accurate estimation of latent heat flux across a range of space-and timescales is needed in order to provide independent.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRemote Sensing of Energy Fluxes and Soil Moisture Content
PublisherCRC Press
Pages249-282
Number of pages34
ISBN (Print)9781466505797
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2 2013

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