کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4578824 1630073 2009 14 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evaporation from water supply reservoirs: An assessment of uncertainty
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات فرآیندهای سطح زمین
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Evaporation from water supply reservoirs: An assessment of uncertainty
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryMany water resource investigations require an estimate of evaporation from water supply reservoirs. Despite its recognised limitations, the pan coefficient method for estimating reservoir evaporation is widely used in industry due to its moderate data requirements. This paper presents a framework to quantify the uncertainties associated with estimates of reservoir evaporation generated using the pan coefficient method. The uncertainties associated with each of the inputs are quantified using a combination of statistical techniques, including Bayesian statistics and subjective judgement; before being combined using Monte Carlo simulation. The framework is applied to three reservoirs in the Werribee River catchment, Australia. The 95% probability intervals surrounding the estimates of reservoir evaporation are as large as ±40% of the best estimate. The largest contributing factor to uncertainty is shown to be the estimation of pan evaporation at reservoirs without a climate station, followed by the uncertainty surrounding the annual pan coefficient itself. The assessment shows that the largest reductions in uncertainty can be achieved by installing an evaporation pan at the reservoir.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Hydrology - Volume 376, Issues 1–2, 30 September 2009, Pages 261–274
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