Monthly Evaporation for Milford Lake in Kansas
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 2
Abstract
A weekly evaporation time series generated by the mass transfer method for Milford Lake displays a predominant annual cycle with low evaporation in spring and winter and high evaporation in summer and fall. A mathematical model for the time series is developed. The model consists of a mean weekly component represented by a Fourier approximation and a stationary random residue represented by an autoregressive model. From the synthetic evaporation series, the frequency distribution is obtained. A sensitivity analysis shows that the estimated evaporation is most sensitive to changes in water temperature.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 110 • Issue 2 • June 1984
Pages: 138 - 148
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Copyright © 1984 ASCE.
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Published online: Jun 1, 1984
Published in print: Jun 1984
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