53:078 Principles of Hydrology (Spring 2004)
Problem #8
Evaporation from the Land Surface (Energy Budget)
Evaporation from the land surface (i.e., evaporation
from open water surfaces and transpiration through plants) depends on the
soil moisture near the ground surface and the transport of water vapor
(e.g., winds) away from the surface. For a (hypothetical) site,
representative values of the Bowen's ratio are given below for various
moisture states and weather conditions.
| Conditions |
Dry Soils |
Wet Soils |
| Calm Day |
1.5 |
0.8 |
| Windy Day |
0.6 |
0.2 |
If the net radiation on a given day is 300 W/m2, estimate the
following for all four conditions:
- The energy (or power) (W/m2) used for evaporation (evaporative heat
flux Qe)
- The energy (or power) (W/m2) used to heat the air above the ground
(sensible heat flux Hs)
- The evaporation rate (mm/day) using the energy-budget method
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