Climate, canopy conductance and leaf area development controls on evapotranspiration in a boreal coniferous forest over a 10-year period: A united model assessment

► We modeled the seasonal variability of evapotranspiration in a boreal Scots pine stand. ► The eddy measurement was used to validate the modeled output. ► The model could simulate the responses of stand water fluxes to climate variability, canopy conductance and LAI development. ► The model predicted well the seasonal course of evapotranspiration, but slightly underestimated the amount of water fluxes. ► Homogenized time step of sub-models is suggested to increase the prediction accuracy.