172 Chapter 5 Evaporation and Transpiration

6.6 Compute the daily evaporation from a Class A pan if the amounts of water required to [2] u.s
bring the level to the fixed point are as follows: Nat
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Rainfall (in.) 0 0.65 0.12 0 0"01
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Water added (in.) 0.29 0.55 0.07 0.28 0.10
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6.7 For Problem 6.6,the pan coefficient is 0.70. What is the lake evaporation (in inches) fm ess(
the 5-day period for a lake with a250-acre surface area?
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6.8 The pan coefficient for a Class A evaporation pan located near a lake is 0.7. A total of Watr
in. of rain fell during a given day. Determine the depth of evaporation from the lake dur-
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ing the same day if 0.3 in. of water had to be added to the pan at the end of the day ir Devr
order to restore the water level to its original value at the beginning of the day. Navr
6.9 A 2500-mi2 drainage basin receives 25 in.lyr rainfall. The discharge of the river at the basir
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outlet is measured at arr average of 650 cfs. Assuming that the change in storage for thc Roul
system is essentially zero, estimate the ET losses for the area in inches and centimeters
the year. State your assumptions.
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6.10 Determine the daily evaporation from a lake for a day during which the following
values were obtained: air temperature 78oF, water temperature 62oF, wind speed 8
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and relative humidity 45%.
6.11 Using the Meyer and Dunne equations, find the daily evaporation rate for a lake
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that the mean value for air temperature was 80'F, the mean value for water te
was 60"F, the average wind speed was L0 mph, and the relative humidity was 25%. R IrzI M-A
to Appendix Table A.2 for vapor pressure values. Depfl
6.12 Consider that the lake of Problem 6.11 has a surface area of 1.3 mi2. (a) If the ave TI3I ILT:
annual evaporation rate is estimated to be 0.7 of the average daily rate calculated Wm
Problem 6.11, what volume in million gallons per day (mgd) and cubic meters per day
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be lost to evaporation? (b) If the average water use of an urban community is 180 Ir{ R- K-
per capita per day (gpcd), how large a community would the daily evaporation rate sustain! l'ork
6.13 Determine the seasonal consumptive use of truck crops grown in Pennsylvania if usl ILL
mean monthly temperatures for May, June, July, and August are 62,71,76, and 75 Sac .l
respectively, and the percent daylight hours for the given months are 10.02,10.1, 10.3, lrl F- G-l
9.6 as percent of the year, respectively. D'ivtoi
6.14 Using the Penman method, Eqs.6.27 to 6.29, estimate E! given the following data: II7I IBF
perature at water surface : 20"C, temperature of air : 32"C, relative humidity : Iry licro
and wind velocity : 3 mph. The month is June at latitude 30' north, r is given as 0.08,
S is found to be 0.73.
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6.15 Using the Penman method, Eqs.6.27 to 6.29, estimate E! given the following data:
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perature at water surface :20'C, temperature of air : 30'C, relative humidity :
and wind velocity : 2 mph (48 mi/day). The month is June at latitude 30' north, r is Irrl EF-r
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as 0.07, and S is found to be 0.75.
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REFERENCES
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[1] Water Resources Council, The Nation'sWater Resources: 1975-2000, U.S. Govt. Print. Iil ELI
Washington, D.C., 197 8. E5I \IR.