Remote sensing (RS) has been considered as the most promising tool for evapotranspiration (ET) estimation at regional
scale. However, large errors implied in the process of extrapolating instantaneous latent heat flux derived at satellite
over-passing time to daily ET inevitably constrains the application of RS models. In this study, we modified Surface
Energy Balance System (SEBS) model by replacing the instantaneous inputs with daily representative parameters to
estimate daily ET directly. A further strategy was added to the model for estimating ET during cloud-contaminate period
using moving window averaged Bowen ratio. One merit of the improved model is that the calculation of daily ET can be
avoided by means of instantaneous input from ground observations is avoided, which is insufficient at regional scale
from meteorological stations. The second merit is the model circumvents the scaling up process implied in the traditional
methods. Another merit is that the cloud-free constrain of ET estimation based on RS data is circumvented through a gap
filling approach, which makes continuous ET estimation possible. For the purpose of model performance evaluation, the
model was tested at the Weishan flux site in the North China Plain from 2006 to 2007. Two-year continuous simulation
results show that the model has a good performance for daily ET estimation with a deterministic coefficient of 0.61 and a
bias of 3%. Then the model was applied to the 5711 km2 Weishan Irrigation District at 1-km spatial resolution.
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