Flux Partitioning of Evapotranspiration in Taiwan Montane Cloud Forests

Partitioning evapotranspiration into transpiration and evaporation is essential for numerous hydrological purposes. Several approaches can be utilized for evapotranspiration partitioning, including sap flow measurements, remote sensing, and flux-variance similarity method. According to recent research based on the NCAR community land model (CLM) in Taiwan's montane cloud forests, evapotranspiration consists of lots of evaporation due to frequent fog and canopy water. This research analyzes the climatology of flux partition of evapotranspiration in Chi-Lan (CL) montane cloud forests by ECOSTRESS data, sap flow measurements and flux variance similarity method, respectively. We will also conduct similar approaches on non-cloud forests in Taiwan to compare the results from montane cloud forests.