 GLEAM, Global Land Surface Evaporation, the Amsterdam methodology, is a process-based methodology that uses satellite data to estimate daily land surface evaporation. It combines multiple sources of remote sensing data including soil moisture, transpiration, and rainfall interception to determine evaporation rates. The methodology is applied globally with a quarter-degree resolution and is tested against independent measurements. The results indicate that rainfall interception plays an important role in the partition of precipitation into evaporation and water available for runoff at a continental scale. Additionally, it shows that the seasonal influence of precipitation and net radiation varies across different regions. This article was authored by D.G. Mirales, R.A.M. Dijoux, J.H. Gash, and others.