Reply to Comment on Potential Evaporation and the Complementary Relationship by Jozsef Szilagyi

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Potential Evaporation and the Complementary Relationship

Zhuoyi Tu et al.

Summary: The complementary relationship (CR) is a framework for estimating land surface evaporation using basic meteorological observations. Traditional models for estimating potential evaporation (E-po) have a problem in practical applications because they do not conform to the original definition of E-po. In this study, a new physically based CR model is developed using the maximum evaporation approach (E-po_max), which shows good performance in estimating actual evaporation in various climates.

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH (2023)

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On the Estimation of Potential Evaporation Under Wet and Dry Conditions

Zhuoyi Tu et al.

Summary: Potential evaporation (E-P) is an important concept in hydrology, climate, and agriculture. Conventional approaches to estimate E-P may not align with the underlying idea. A new ocean surface evaporation model is proposed to estimate E-P, which considers the inter-dependence between evaporation, surface temperature, and radiation. The model performs well in estimating evaporation over land and shows higher E-P values compared to traditional models, particularly in dry regions.

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH (2022)

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Reply to Comment on On the Estimation of Potential Evaporation Under Wet and Dry Conditions by Jozsef Szilagyi

Yuting Yang et al.

Summary: This paper responds to Dr. Szilagyi's criticism of their approach and demonstrates that the recovered surface temperature is not unphysically low, but is physically attainable. Furthermore, their approach adheres strictly to Wilfried Brutsaert's (2015) definition of potential evaporation.

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH (2022)

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Comment on On the Estimation of Potential Evaporation Under Wet and Dry Conditions by Z. Tu and Y. Yang

Jozsef Szilagyi

Summary: This article argues that the wet-surface temperature (T-ws) estimation method used by Tu and Yang yields unrealistically low values in both dry and wet environmental conditions. It is suggested that the method proposed by Szilagyi and Jozsa may produce more realistic T-ws values compared to the one used by Yang and Roderick and employed by Tu and Yang.

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH (2022)

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Calibration-Free Complementary Relationship Estimates Terrestrial Evapotranspiration Globally

Ning Ma et al.

Summary: The study utilized a calibration-free CR model, driven solely by routine meteorological data, to estimate global ET rates during 1982-2016. The modeled ET showed good agreement with measured data and water balance-derived results, demonstrating competitive performance which could be useful in large-scale hydrological and climate simulations.

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH (2021)

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