Evaluation of the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance Model for Pastureland Evapotranspiration Mapping and Drought Monitoring in North Central Kentucky

<div>Average air temperature (°C) (a) and monthly annualized precipitation (mm) (b) at the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm for the observation period of 2016–2018. Precipitation records are from the Franklin County Mesonet Weather Data (Lat: 38 : 12°N; Lon: −84.88°W, which is located about 670 m from the flux station. Long-term (normal, gray bars) data are from the National Weather Service Capital City Airport, Station no. US W00053841 (Lat: 38.1847°N; Lon: −84.9033°W) (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NOAA/NCDC)) (<a href="https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/maps/ncei/normals">https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/maps/ncei/normals</a>)) [<a href="/journals/amete/2020/1386468/#B24">24</a>].</div>

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Figure 1: Evaluation of the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance Model for Pastureland Evapotranspiration Mapping and Drought Monitoring in North Central Kentucky 

Figure 1 | Evaluation of the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance Model for Pastureland Evapotranspiration Mapping and Drought Monitoring in North Central Kentucky 