Practice - Analytical Methods for Estimating Evaporation
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Practice Questions
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What is evaporation?
💡 Hint: Think about water cycles.
Name one method to estimate evaporation.
💡 Hint: Recall methods we discussed.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which method combines aerodynamic and energy balance?
💡 Hint: Remember the key contributor to evaporation estimates.
True or False: The Thornthwaite method requires extensive meteorological data.
💡 Hint: Think about the data it uses.
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Challenge Problems
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A researcher has temperature data for a region and needs to estimate potential evapotranspiration using the Thornthwaite method. Outline the steps they should take.
💡 Hint: What data does the Thornthwaite method primarily depend on?
Given a set of inflow and outflow measurements, design a simple model to compute evaporation for a local pond using the Water Budget method. What parameters would you use?
💡 Hint: How do inflow and outflow relate to overall water management?
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