This article presents original estimates of evapotranspiration (ET) derived via water balance in the Amazon and several of its subbasins. The authors use these estimates to examine spatial variability in ET within the Amazon, seasonal and interannual variability in ET at the subbasin and Amazon-scale, and the dominant drivers of ET variability in the region. The authors additionally compare their findings to existing ET data from an extensive suite of remotely-sensed ET products, site-scale ET

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