Modeling Evapotranspiration Response to Climatic Forcings Using Data-Driven Techniques in Grassland Ecosystems

Table 1

Site characteristics used in this study.

Site	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation	MAT	TAP	Climate	Period	Reference
AT-Neu	47.12	11.32	970	6.68	669	Temperate	2004–2009	Wohlfahrt et al. [28]
CA-Let	49.71	−112.94	951	6.48	1095	boreal	1999–2007	Flanagan et al. [29]
DE-Gri	50.95	13.51	385	8.35	934	Temperate	2004–07, 2009-10	Hussain et al. [30]
HU-Bug	46.69	19.60	140	10.20	499	Temperate	2003–2008	Carvalhais et al. [31]

Note. MAT and TAP denote the mean annual temperature and total annual precipitation, respectively, and they are calculated based on the time period (period column). The units of elevation, MAT, and TAP are m, °C, and mm year⁻¹, respectively.