Table 2 Comparing the estimated (average from simulations 1 and 2) percentage of interception evaporation (Ei) corresponding to annual precipitation (P) to the measured obtained from 11 field experiments.

From: Multi-decadal trends in global terrestrial evapotranspiration and its components

Site

Lat.

Lon.

Ei/P (Measured)

Ei/P (Estimated)

Land cover Type

Reference

Year length

Tapajos National Forest south of Santarém (Brazil)

−2.9

−54.9

11.6

9.89

Forest

Czikowsky and Fitzjarrald (2009)58

3

Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak (Malaysia)

4.3

114.0

8

9.79

Forest

Kume et al. (2011)59

10

Central Kalimantan (Indonesia)

−1.30

112.38

11.4

9.96

Forest

Asdak et al. (1998)60

1

Pena Rojo (Colombia)

−0.62

−70.72

12

9.93

Forest

Martin et al. (2000)61

3

Reserva Florestal Ducke (Brazil)

−2.95

−59.95

8.9

10.47

Forest

Lloyd and Marques (1988)62

2

Abracos forests (Brazil)

−10.1

−61.9

11.6

9.86

Forest

Ubarana (1996)63

2

Cuieiras Biological Reservation (Brazil)

−2.5

−60.2

13.3

10.18

Forest

Cuartas et al. (2007)64

2

Central Amazonia (Brazil)

−2.95

−59.95

9.1

10.47

Forest

Shuttleworth (1988)65

2

Tai National Park (Ivory Coast)

5.85

−7.34

9.2

9.21

Forest

Hutjes et al. (1990)66

1

Central Kalimantan (Indonesia)

0.1

113.9

13

9.40

Forest

Vernimmen et al. (2007)67

1

South−east of Lisbon (Portugal)

38.63

−8.6

10.8

5.61

Forest

Valente et al. (1997)68

3