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Single-source EBMs, in particular, are preferred in mapping surface turbulent heat fluxes due to their relative simplicity. However, most single-source EBMs suffer from uncertainties inherent to the parameter kB\u22121, which is used to account for differences in the source of heat and the sink of momentum when representing aerodynamic resistance in single-source EBMs. For instance, the parameterization of kB\u22121 in the commonly used single-source Surface Energy Balance System (SEBS) model uses a constant value of the foliage heat transfer coefficient (Ct), in the parameterization of the vegetation component of kB\u22121 (kBv\u22121). Thus, SEBS ignores the effect of turbulence on canopy heat transfer. As a result, SEBS has been found to greatly underestimate sensible heat flux in tall forest canopies, where turbulence is a key contributor to canopy heat transfer. This study presents a revised parameterization of kBv\u22121 for the SEBS model. A physically based formulation of Ct, which considers the effect of turbulence on Ct, is used in deriving the revised parameterization. Simulation results across 15 eddy covariance (EC) flux tower sites show that the revised parameterization significantly reduces the underestimation of sensible heat flux compared to the original parameterization under tall forest canopies. The revised parameterization is relatively simple and does not require additional information on canopy structure compared to some more complex parameterizations proposed in the literature. 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