Historical Evapotranspiration for the Conterminous U.S. (October 1895- September 2018)

### Contact Details monti.majumdar@gmail.com ### Dataset description **Data Release:** Reitz, M., Sanford, W. E., & Saxe, S. (2023). Historical evapotranspiration for the conterminous U.S. U.S. Geological Survey Data Release. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EZ3VAS **Journal article:** Reitz, M., Sanford, W. E., & Saxe, S. (2023). Ensemble Estimation of Historical Evapotranspiration for the Conterminous U.S. Water Resources Research, 59(6). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR034012 **Summary:** This dataset provides monthly rasters (mm/day) of actual evapotranspiration (ET) at the Conterminous U.S. (CONUS) scale from October 1895 to September 2018. Data are provided at the annual and monthly time scales at 800 meter spatial resolution. The dataset was produced using ensemble estimation methods described in the associated journal article. ### Earth Engine Snippet if dataset already in GEE The data is accessible on GEE through: `projects/nwi-usgs/assets/USGS-Reitz-Ensemble-ET` GEE script to compare different actual ET products: [Actual ET Comparison](https://code.earthengine.google.com/d9684d0a1b3e705d84df4c9c2b8e6918) GEE App: https://nwi-usgs.projects.earthengine.app/view/aet-explorer ### Enter license information ### Distribution Information: **License:** [CC0 1.0 Universal](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode) Contact Person: Meredith Reitz Organization: United States Geological Survey - Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch Email: [mreitz@usgs.gov](mailto:mreitz@usgs.gov) Distribution Liability: Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. ### Keywords evapotranspiration, irrigation, groundwater, hydrology, conus, water balance, remote sensing, historical, ensemble ### Code of Conduct - [x] I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct