Evapotranspiration

Evapotranspiration

Remote Sensing Applications for ET Estimation

  1. Cereon et al. (2015): “Operational Actual Wetland Evapotranspiration Estimation for the Everglades Using MODIS Imagery.” Remote Sensing 7:3613-3632.
  2. Lagomasino et al. (2014): “Spatial and temporal variability in spectral-based evapotranspiration measured from Landsat 5TM across two mangrove ecotones.” Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 213:304-316.
  3. Senay et al. (2008): “Global Daily Reference Evapotranspiration Modeling and Validation.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association 44(4):969-979.
  4. Melesse et al. (2008): “Analysis of Energy Fluxes and Land Surface Parameters in Grassland Ecosystem: Remote Sensing Perspective.” International Journal of Remote Sensing 29(11):3325-3341.
  5. Senay et al. (2007): “A Coupled Remote Sensing and Simplified Energy Balance Approach to Estimate Actual Evapotranspiration from Irrigated Fields.” Sensors 7:979-1000.
  6. Melesse & Nangia (2005): “Spatially distributed surface energy flux estimation using remotely-sensed data from agricultural fields.” Hydrological Processes 19(14):2653-2670.

ET Estimation Methods and Models

  1. Reio et al. (2023): “Quantification of Evapotranspiration and Water Chemistry in a Remediated Wetland in Everglades National Park, USA.” Water 15(4):611.
  2. Mekonnen et al. (2021): “How suitable are satellite rainfall estimates in simulating high flows and actual evapotranspiration in MelkaKunitre catchment, Upper Awash Basin, Ethiopia?” Science of The Total Environment 806:150443.
  3. Enku et al. (2013): “A simple temperature method for the estimation of evapotranspiration.” Hydrological Processes 28(6):2945-2960.
  4. Melesse et al. (2009): “Evaporation estimation of Rift Valley Lakes in Ethiopia: Comparison of Models.” Sensors 9(12):9603-9615.
  5. Wang et al. (2006): “Influences of Potential Evapotranspiration Estimation Methods on SWAT’s Hydrologic Simulation in a Northwestern Minnesota Watershed.” Transactions of the ASAE 49(6):1755-1771.

Ecosystem ET Dynamics

  1. Oberg & Melesse (2006): “Evapotranspiration Dynamics at an Ecohydrological Restoration Site: An Energy Balance and Remote Sensing Approach.” Journal of American Water Resources Association 42(3):565-582.
  2. Melesse et al. (2006): “Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Evapotranspiration and Vegetation at the Glacial Ridge Prairie Restoration.” Hydrological Processes 20(7):1451-1464.
  3. Dersseh et al. (2020): “Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Water Hyacinth and Its Linkage with Lake-Level Fluctuation: Lake Tana, a Sub-Humid Region of the Ethiopian Highlands.” Water 12(1435).

ET in Relation to Climate Change

  1. Seka et al. (2022): “Hydrological drought impacts on water storage variations: a focus on the role of vegetation changes in the East Africa region. A systematic review.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
  2. Zeleke et al. (2025): “Spatial variability and relative influence of seasonal rainfall drivers in Ethiopia.” Theoretical and Applied Climatology 156(131).
  3. Wodebo et al. (2025): “Comprehensive performance evaluation of satellite-based and reanalysis rainfall estimate products in Ethiopia: For drought, flood, and water resources applications.” Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 57:102150.

Book on Evapotranspiration

A significant contribution to the field is the comprehensive book you co-authored:

Abtew & Melesse (2013): Evaporation and Evapotranspiration: Measurements and Estimations, Springer Science Publishers (202 pages).

This book contains 13 chapters covering various aspects of evapotranspiration:

  • Introduction to evapotranspiration
  • Meteorological parameter monitoring
  • Measurement techniques
  • Energy requirements
  • Vapor pressure calculations
  • Estimation methods
  • Wetland and lake evapotranspiration
  • Reference and crop ET
  • Spatially distributed modeling
  • Remote sensing applications
  • Crop yield estimation
  • Wetland restoration assessment
  • Climate change impacts

Book Chapters on ET and Energy Balance

  1. Enku et al. (2014): “Multi-model approach for spatial Evapotranspiration mapping: Comparison of models performance for different ecosystems.” In: Nile River Basin: Ecohydrological Challenges, Climate Change and Hydropolitics.
  2. Setegn & Melesse (2014): “Climate Change Impact on Water Resources and Adaptation Strategies in the Blue Nile River Basin.” In: Nile River Basin: Ecohydrological Challenges, Climate Change and Hydropolitics.