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Evapotranspiration

Towards sharing water better with near real-time maps on evaporative water use by crops and natural vegetation

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The combination of advancements in evapotranspiration theory, eddy covariance flux measurements of water vapour and satellite remote sensing are putting technology on the verge of producing information on evapotranspiration with unprecedented coverage and resolution. The OpenET project provides this information to farmers and land and water managers for better water practice.

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  1. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Dennis Baldocchi

  2. Remote Sensing and Natural Resources Modeling, Department ERIN, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Belvaux, Luxembourg

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Baldocchi, D., Mallick, K. Towards sharing water better with near real-time maps on evaporative water use by crops and natural vegetation. Nat Water 2, 113–114 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00183-5

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