Table 4 Input datasets used for calculating ET for the Haihe River Basin.

From: Higher temporal evapotranspiration estimation with improved SEBS model from geostationary meteorological satellite data

Variables

Date source

Temporal resolution

Period

LST

MTSAT-1

1 hours

2010–2014

Air temperature

 

3 hours

1979–2015

Specific humidity

   

Pressure

   

Wind speed

China Meteorological Forcing

  

Downward shortwave radiation

Dataset(ITPCAS)

  

Downward longwave radiation

   

Upward shortwave radiation

ITPCAS & GlobalAlbedo

3 hours

2010–2015

Upward longwave radiation

LST (MTSAT-1)

hourly

2010–2014

Canopy height

GLAS & SPOT VEGETATION

1 month

2009–2014

Albedo

GlobalAlebedo

16 days

2000–2015

NDVI

MOD13A2

16 days

2010–2014

LAI

MOD15A2

8 days

2010–2016

Land cover

MOD12Q1

yearly

2010–2014