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However, basin scale actual ET (hereafter ETa) is difficult to estimate accurately. We present an evaluation of four actual ET products (hereafter ETp) in seven sub-basins in the Tibetan Plateau. The actual ET calculated by the water balance method (hereafter ETref) was used as the reference for correction of the different ETp. The ETref and ETp show obvious seasonal cycles, but the ETp overestimated or underestimated the ET of the sub-basins in the Tibetan Plateau. A simple and effective method was proposed to correct the basin-scale ETp. The method was referred to as ratio bias correction, and it can effectively remove nearly all biases of the ETp. The proposed method is simpler and more effective in correcting the four ETp compared with the gamma distribution bias correction method. The reliability of the ETp is significantly increased after the ratio bias correction. The ratio bias correction method was used to correct the ETp in the seven sub-basins in the Tibetan Plateau, and regional ET was significantly improved. The results may help improve estimation of the ET of the Tibetan Plateau and thereby contribute to a better understanding of the hydrologic cycle of the plateau.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs13193958","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,8]],"date-time":"2021-10-08T21:26:20Z","timestamp":1633728380000},"page":"3958","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["A Simple and Efficient Method for Correction of Basin-Scale Evapotranspiration on the Tibetan Plateau"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3865-2640","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yuqing","family":"Feng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Ave, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xingxing","family":"Kuang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Ave, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0037-438X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sihai","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), 29 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 430074, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Suning","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Ave, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yingying","family":"Yao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Earth and Environmental Science, School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi\u2019an Jiaotong University, Xi\u2019an 710000, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yueqing","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chunmiao","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Ave, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2618","DOI":"10.1002\/2016WR020175","article-title":"The future of evapotranspiration: Global requirements for ecosystem functioning, carbon and climate feedbacks, agricultural management, and water resources","volume":"53","author":"Fisher","year":"2017","journal-title":"Water Resour. 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