## 4 Discussion
Data Availability Statement: PML-V2 ET, MOD16A2 ET and the land use data used in this paper can be downloaded from Google Earth Engine, earthdata.nasa.gov, accesssed on 30 July 2021, and the ESA-CCI land cover website. Meteorological data are not applicable. We acknowledge the research environment provided by Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The authors declare no conflict of interest. References  
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