18.1.3 - Quantification of Reservoir Evaporation
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What is the primary purpose of quantifying reservoir evaporation?
💡 Hint: Think about how water management impacts irrigation and drinking water.
Name the formula used in the pan evaporation method.
💡 Hint: What does E stand for in the formula?
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What is the primary aim of quantifying reservoir evaporation?
💡 Hint: How does appropriate water usage improve resource availability?
True or False: The Penman method is a simple method that doesn’t consider climatic factors.
💡 Hint: Think about what makes a method complex.
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If a reservoir has a measured pan evaporation of 1.2 m/year and a pan coefficient of 0.7, what is the estimated evaporation from the reservoir?
💡 Hint: Use the Pan evaporation formula we've discussed.
Explain how seasonal changes affect the annual evaporation rates from a reservoir. What methods can be adapted to account for this variability?
💡 Hint: Consider why water usage may vary across seasons.
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