Research Article

A New Evapotranspiration Model Accounting for Advection and Its Validation during SMEX02

Table 3

Comparison between the observed latent heat flux and the estimates derived from Landsat-based variables.

Site nameTower
Observations
(W/m2)
Landsat-bsed
Estimates (W/m2)
Difference*

WC03354467.4113.4
WC06506540.934.9
WC13304.1
WC14414.8
WC151488524.136.1
WC152475516.741.7
WC161299456.6157.6
WC162445.9
WC23392329.3−62.7
WC24533467.5−65.5
WC25392.1
WC33472413.8−58.2

Difference referred as estimated value minus observed values.