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DATA FILES Monthly actual evapotranspiration files 0.5° Gridded global 1986-1995  | DESCRIPTION Format: Ascii, 1440 columns X 720 rows (0.5 degree spatial resolution), 32-bit, 4MB each (monthly), the upperleft corner of the first pixel is located at 90 North latitude and 180 West longitude Units: mm/month Source: Dr. Joshua Fisher, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Methods: See citation below Please cite: Fisher JB and Tu KP, Baldocchi DD. 2008. Global estimates of the land-atmosphere water flux based on monthly AVHRR and ISLSCP-II data, validated at 16 FLUXNET sites. Remote Sensing of Environment 112(3): 909-919. (pdf) Let us know: Please let us know if you use this data in any publications, studies, dissertations, etc. We'd like to know how the data is being used! |
