Modelling evapotranspiration during precipitation deficits: identifying critical processes in a land surface model

Anna Ukkola1, Andy Pitman1, Mark R Decker2, Martin Gerard De Kauwe3, Gab Abramowitz1, Yingping Wang4 and Jatin Kala5, (1)ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (2)University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (3)University of Bristol, School of Biological Sciences, Bristol, United Kingdom, (4)CSIRO, Ocean and Atmosphere Flagship, Aspendale, Australia, (5)Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia