Partitioning Evapotranspiration into Green and Blue Water Sources in the Conterminous United States

Abstract In this study, we combined two 1 km actual evapotranspiration datasets (ET), one obtained from a root zone water balance model and another from an energy balance model, to partition annual ET into green (rainfall-based) and blue (surface water/groundwater) sources. Time series maps of green...

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Main Authors: Naga Manohar Velpuri, Gabriel B. Senay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06359-w