Energy Balance Estimates of ET Energy Balance Estimates of ET ET is - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Energy Balance Estimates of ET Energy Balance Estimates of ET ET is - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Energy Balance Estimates of ET Energy Balance Estimates of ET ET is calculated as a component of the energy balance. ET is calculated as a component of the energy balance. ET H = R n - G G - - H = ET R n - : Net surface radiation flux
ET is calculated as a component of the energy balance. ET is calculated as a component of the energy balance.
R Rn
n -
- G
G -
- H =
H = λ λET ET
R Rn
n : Net surface radiation flux density (Wm
: Net surface radiation flux density (Wm-
- 2
2)
) G : Ground heat flux density (Wm G : Ground heat flux density (Wm-
- 2
2)
) H : Sensible heat flux density (Wm H : Sensible heat flux density (Wm-
- 2
2)
) λ λET : Latent heat flux density (Wm ET : Latent heat flux density (Wm-
- 2
2)
) λ λ : Latent heat of vaporization of water (Jkg : Latent heat of vaporization of water (Jkg-
- 1
1)
)
Energy Balance Estimates of ET Energy Balance Estimates of ET
Land-Based ET Estimation: Flux Towers
Photos courtesy of James Cleverly, UNM
Salt Cedar Cottonwood
Photo courtesy of Zohrab Samani, NMSU
Photos courtesy of Zohrab Samani, NMSU
Various amounts
- f reflection
Wavelength in Microns
0 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 Band: 1 2 3 4 5 7 Visible Near Infrared
Landsat Band 6 is the long-wave “thermal” band and is used for surface temperature
What Landsat Sees
Land Surface
(Slide by Richard Allen and colleagues)
Slide courtesy of Julie Coonrod, UNM
Satellite-Based ET Estimation SEBAL Algorithm
Slide courtesy of Jan Hendrickx, New Mexico Tech
Remote-sensing based ET measurement
Slide courtesy of Jan Hendrickx, New Mexico Tech