Global estimation of evapotranspiration using a leaf area index-based surface energy and water balance model

a National Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China b Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China c Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska, NE 68583–0726, USA d Biology Department, San Diego State University, CA 92182–4614, USA e Institute of Agricultural Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China f Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, NOAA/ARL, TN 37831–2456, USA g School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611–0410, USA h Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, IL 60439, USA, USA i Department of Environmental Science, Policy &Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720–3110, USA j Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University, OH 43210, USA k Department of Geography, Indiana University, IN 47405, USA l USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center, AZ 85719–1596, USA