Evapotranspiration Estimation for Tibetan Plateau Headwaters Using Conjoint Terrestrial and Atmospheric Water Balances and Multisource Remote Sensing

Satellite remote sensing combined with water balance calculations provides a promising approach to estimating evapotranspiration (ET), a critical variable in water‐energy exchange. Here we compare ET estimates from terrestrial and atmospheric water balances, multisource remote sensing (AVHRR, GLEAM, and MOD16), and a land surface model (GLDAS NOAH) for headwaters on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), that is, headwaters of the Brahmaputra (HBR), Salween...