Derived Optimal Linear Combination Evapotranspiration (DOLCE)

The Derived Optimal Linear Combination Evapotranspiration (DOLCE) dataset consists of monthly Evapotranspiration (ET) and their associated uncertainty on a global scale. DOLCE is derived at 0.5 spatial resolution and monthly temporal resolution over the period 2000-2009. DOLCE is derived by weighting six existent global ET products based on their ability to match site-level data from 159 globally distributed flux tower sites. The six evapotranspiration products are: GLEAM V2A, GLEAM V2B, GLEAM V3A, MOD16, MPIBGC and PML . DOLCE is a mosaic of three tiers, we derive each tier from a different weighting ensemble and subset of FLUXNET data. The dominant part (i.e. tier1) involves six ET products and data from 138 flux towers, tier2 involves 5 products and 151 flux towers, while tier3 involved 2 products and 159 sites. This dataset was produced by Dr Sanaa Hobeichi as part of her PhD thesis and of the Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science "The role of land surface forcing and feedbacks for regional climate" research program.