| SEBS Algorithm Specification | |
The Surface Energy Balance System algorithms are used to estimate the evaporative fraction and daily evaporation from satellite earth observation data, in combination with meteorological information at a proper scale.
SEBS consists of: a set of tools for the determination of the land surface physical parameters, such as albedo, emissivity, temperature, vegetation coverage etc., from spectral reflectance and radiance measurements; a model for the determination of the roughness length for heat transfer; and a new formulation for the determination of the evaporative fraction on the basis of energy balance at limiting cases.