Eyes on Earth Episode 17 – Evapotranspiration

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Summary: It’s easy enough to measure rainfall, and nearly as easy to measure streamflow. Calculating the efficiency of water use through the metric of evapotranspiration (ET) – evaporation off the Earth’s surface and transpiration from the leaves of plants – is a far trickier proposal. In this episode, we hear how scientists use satellites like Landsat to measure ET, and how those measurements help guide water management decisions in the U.S. and around the world.

Guests: Gabriel Senay, Research Physical Scientist, EROS

Host: John Hult

Producer: John Hult

Release date: Feb. 24, 2020

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• Brazilians Work with EROS Staff to Map, Monitor Agricultural Irrigation
• EROS Evapotranspiration Model Key Part of Upper Rio Grande Basin Study
• Senay, EROS Helping to Solve Riddle of Water Use in Upper Klamath Basin