Land cover change mitigated 20 % of the total increased evapotranspiration in tropical Lancang-Mekong River Basin during 2001–2019

Study region The tropical Lancang-Mekong River Basin (TLMRB), Southeast Asia. Study focus Accurately assessing evapotranspiration (ET) change derived from land cover changes (LCCs) is challenging in tropical regions due to the large bias in existing ET products and the difficulty in improving the ET al.gorithm for tropical ecosystems. This study quantified the LCCs-driven ET in the TLMRB from 2001 to 2019 by using scenario simulations based on …