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Estimating irrigation consumptive use for the conterminous United States: coupling satellite-sourced estimates of actual evapotranspiration with a national hydrologic model

Journal of Hydrology

December 2025

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Pairing OpenET remotely sensed evapotranspiration with streamflow data to assess the effectiveness of irrigation curtailment for aquatic conservation

Journal of Hydrology

December 2025

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Evaluation and comparison of OpenET models for estimating soil water depletion of irrigated alfalfa in Arizona

Agricultural Water Management

November 2025

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Leading Satellite-Based Evapotranspiration Products Insufficiently Capture Interannual Variability: Evidence From GRACE/FO and In Situ Observations

Geophysical Research Letters

October 2025

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Intercomparison of the U.S. National Water Model with OpenET over the Bear River Basin, U.S.

Journal of Hydrology

August 2025

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Performance Mapping and Weighting for the Evapotranspiration Models of the OpenET Ensemble

Water Resources Research

August 2025

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OpenET: Supporting Sustainable Water Management with Earth Observations and Open Science

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2025

May 2025

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Comparing evapotranspiration estimations using crop model-data fusion and satellite data-based models with lysimetric observations: Implications for irrigation scheduling

Agricultural Water Management

April 2025

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Evaluating the Performance of OpenET Models for Alfalfa in Arizona

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

2024

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Simplified agricultural water use accounting in the Colorado River Basin using OpenET

Environmental Research Letters

December 2024

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Intercomparison of citrus evapotranspiration among eddy covariance, OpenET ensemble models, and the Water and Energy Balance Model (BAITSSS)

Agricultural Water Management

November 2024

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Estimating irrigation water use from remotely sensed evapotranspiration data: Accuracy and uncertainties at field, water right, and regional scales

Agricultural Water Management

October 2024

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Toward field-scale groundwater pumping and improved groundwater management using remote sensing and climate data

Agricultural Water Management

September 2024

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A comparative analysis of OpenET for evaluating evapotranspiration in California almond orchards

Agricultural and Forest Methodology

August 2024

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Decreased Latency in Landsat Derived Evapotranspiration Products Using Machine Learning on Google Earth Engine

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

July 2024

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Comparing field-scale eddy covariance measurements and crop coefficient estimates of alfalfa evapotranspiration to OpenET model estimates and exploring water budget implications in a dryland environment

Irrigation Science

June 2024

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Assessing Satellite-Derived OpenET Platform Evapotranspiration of Mature Pecan Orchard in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico

Remote Sensing

April 2024

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Towards sharing water better with near real-time maps on evaporative water use by crops and natural vegetation

Nature Water

January 2024

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Assessing the accuracy of OpenET satellite-based evapotranspiration data to support water resource and land management applications

Nature Water

January 2024

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Accuracy of Estimated Crop Evapotranspiration Using Locally Developed Crop Coefficients against Satellite-Derived Crop Evapotranspiration in a Semiarid Climate

Agronomy

July 2023

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Development of a Benchmark Eddy Flux Evapotranspiration Dataset for Evaluation of Satellite-Driven Evapotranspiration Models Over the CONUS

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

March 2023

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OpenET: Filling a Critical Data Gap in Water Management for the Western United States

Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWR)

November 2021

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Estimating irrigation consumptive use for the conterminous United States: coupling satellite-sourced estimates of actual evapotranspiration with a national hydrologic model

Pairing OpenET remotely sensed evapotranspiration with streamflow data to assess the effectiveness of irrigation curtailment for aquatic conservation

Evaluation and comparison of OpenET models for estimating soil water depletion of irrigated alfalfa in Arizona

Leading Satellite-Based Evapotranspiration Products Insufficiently Capture Interannual Variability: Evidence From GRACE/FO and In Situ Observations

Intercomparison of the U.S. National Water Model with OpenET over the Bear River Basin, U.S.

Performance Mapping and Weighting for the Evapotranspiration Models of the OpenET Ensemble

OpenET: Supporting Sustainable Water Management with Earth Observations and Open Science

Comparing evapotranspiration estimations using crop model-data fusion and satellite data-based models with lysimetric observations: Implications for irrigation scheduling

Evaluating the Performance of OpenET Models for Alfalfa in Arizona

Simplified agricultural water use accounting in the Colorado River Basin using OpenET

Intercomparison of citrus evapotranspiration among eddy covariance, OpenET ensemble models, and the Water and Energy Balance Model (BAITSSS)

Estimating irrigation water use from remotely sensed evapotranspiration data: Accuracy and uncertainties at field, water right, and regional scales

Toward field-scale groundwater pumping and improved groundwater management using remote sensing and climate data

A comparative analysis of OpenET for evaluating evapotranspiration in California almond orchards

Decreased Latency in Landsat Derived Evapotranspiration Products Using Machine Learning on Google Earth Engine

Comparing field-scale eddy covariance measurements and crop coefficient estimates of alfalfa evapotranspiration to OpenET model estimates and exploring water budget implications in a dryland environment

Assessing Satellite-Derived OpenET Platform Evapotranspiration of Mature Pecan Orchard in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico

Towards sharing water better with near real-time maps on evaporative water use by crops and natural vegetation

Assessing the accuracy of OpenET satellite-based evapotranspiration data to support water resource and land management applications

Accuracy of Estimated Crop Evapotranspiration Using Locally Developed Crop Coefficients against Satellite-Derived Crop Evapotranspiration in a Semiarid Climate

Development of a Benchmark Eddy Flux Evapotranspiration Dataset for Evaluation of Satellite-Driven Evapotranspiration Models Over the CONUS

OpenET: Filling a Critical Data Gap in Water Management for the Western United States

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Estimating irrigation consumptive use for the conterminous United States: coupling satellite-sourced estimates of actual evapotranspiration with a national hydrologic model

Pairing OpenET remotely sensed evapotranspiration with streamflow data to assess the effectiveness of irrigation curtailment for aquatic conservation

Evaluation and comparison of OpenET models for estimating soil water depletion of irrigated alfalfa in Arizona

Leading Satellite-Based Evapotranspiration Products Insufficiently Capture Interannual Variability: Evidence From GRACE/FO and In Situ Observations

Intercomparison of the U.S. National Water Model with OpenET over the Bear River Basin, U.S.

Performance Mapping and Weighting for the Evapotranspiration Models of the OpenET Ensemble

OpenET: Supporting Sustainable Water Management with Earth Observations and Open Science

Comparing evapotranspiration estimations using crop model-data fusion and satellite data-based models with lysimetric observations: Implications for irrigation scheduling

Evaluating the Performance of OpenET Models for Alfalfa in Arizona

Simplified agricultural water use accounting in the Colorado River Basin using OpenET

Intercomparison of citrus evapotranspiration among eddy covariance, OpenET ensemble models, and the Water and Energy Balance Model (BAITSSS)

Estimating irrigation water use from remotely sensed evapotranspiration data: Accuracy and uncertainties at field, water right, and regional scales

Toward field-scale groundwater pumping and improved groundwater management using remote sensing and climate data

A comparative analysis of OpenET for evaluating evapotranspiration in California almond orchards

Decreased Latency in Landsat Derived Evapotranspiration Products Using Machine Learning on Google Earth Engine

Comparing field-scale eddy covariance measurements and crop coefficient estimates of alfalfa evapotranspiration to OpenET model estimates and exploring water budget implications in a dryland environment

Assessing Satellite-Derived OpenET Platform Evapotranspiration of Mature Pecan Orchard in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico

Towards sharing water better with near real-time maps on evaporative water use by crops and natural vegetation

Assessing the accuracy of OpenET satellite-based evapotranspiration data to support water resource and land management applications

Accuracy of Estimated Crop Evapotranspiration Using Locally Developed Crop Coefficients against Satellite-Derived Crop Evapotranspiration in a Semiarid Climate

Development of a Benchmark Eddy Flux Evapotranspiration Dataset for Evaluation of Satellite-Driven Evapotranspiration Models Over the CONUS

OpenET: Filling a Critical Data Gap in Water Management for the Western United States

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