**Massimo Menenti**

Prof. Dr. Massimo Menenti is an internationally renowned scientist in the fields of earth observation and global terrestrial water cycle. He has held senior research positions in The Netherlands, France, USA, China, and Italy, received research awards in The Netherlands, France, USA, and China, and led large projects with participants from Europe, Asia, America, and Africa. His best known achievements have been attained in the aspects of surface parameter retrievals from remote sensing, remote sensing-based evapotranspiration (ET) estimation, time series analysis of remote sensing data, and the application of remote sensing technology in hydrology and climate models. Prof. Menenti initiated the use of RS to assess and monitor crop water requirements and irrigation performance in the late 1980s. He is one of the earliest researchers in using laser technology to measure surface aerodynamic roughness. He initiated the use of time series analysis of satellite data. He presented the surface energy balance index (SEBI) theory for ET estimation, which is the prototype of the following S-SEBI, SEBS, and SEBAL models.
