Republic of the Philippines
BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Bilar Campus, Zamora, 6317 Bilar, Bohol Philippines
Balance I Integrity I Stewardship I Uprightness
AE 13 (HYDROMETEOROLOGY)
Exercise No. 4
EVAPORATION AND WIND MEASUREMENT
Instructions: Use a clean bond paper to answer each question as required. Write
the problem statement for each item first, followed by a systematic solution.
Show a detailed solution legibly, a graphical presentation when necessary, and
underline the final answer.
1. The initial hook gage reading of the evaporation pan at 8 AM was 7.04 mm. The
final reading at 8 AM the following day was 12.49 mm. During this period a rain
of 10.3 mm occurred. How much was the evaporation in mm during the 24-hour
period? Per hectare basis how many cubic meters and ha-mm of water
evaporated? Ans. 4.85 mm
2. A 1.2-m diameter Class A evaporation pan uses fixed-point method to measure
change in storage of the pan water instead of hook gage. At 8 AM on July 15
water surface in the pan was set in level with the pointer. On the following day
at 8 AM the water level in the pan was above the pointer, thus an increase in
storage of water due to rainfall. The increase in storage was measured by
volume and found to be 6.16 liters. Rainfall during the same period recorded
10.3 mm. Estimate the pan evaporation in mm of water on July 15. Ans. 4.85
mm
4. The annual evaporation from a lake with a surface area of 2480 ha is 300 cm.
Determine the average daily evaporation rate in ha-m/day and in mm/day
during the year. Ans. 20.38 ha-m/day
5. Ten mm of water evaporated from a 200 ha vertical-walled reservoir during 24
hr. Storm water was added to the reservoir at a constant rate of 35 cms (m 3/s)
during this period. Determine the volume (ha-m) of water released during the
day (through the bottom of the reservoir) if the water level in the reservoir was
the same at the beginning and end of the day. What is the equivalent depth of
water released in mm? Ans. 300.4 ha-m,
6. The evaporation rate from the surface of a 1500-ha lake is 12 ha-m per day.
Determine the depth change (m) in the lake during a 365-day year if the inflow
to the lake is 0.75 cms. Is the change in lake depth an increase or a decrease? If
the depth of water in the lake at the beginning of the year is 3 meters, what is
its final depth at the end of the year? Ans. - 1.3432 m,
7. A formula for estimating potential evapotranspiration from an orange grove
requires wind speed at 5 m above the surface. What is the estimated speed at
this level if the roughness length is 50 cm and an anemometer 10 m above the
ground indicates a wind speed of 4.0 m/s? Ans. 3.15 m/s
8. A tower anemometer shows a wind speed of 40 knots at 100 m above the
ground. What is the estimated speed, in miles/hr & km/hr, 10 m above the
ground indicated by the power law profile with values for exponent k of (a) 1/7
and (b) 1/5? Ans. 33.148 mi/hr or 53.36 km/hr, 29.05 mi/hr or 46.76 km/hr
9. Anemometers at 5 m and 60 m on a tower record wind speeds of 5.0 and 10.0
m/s, respectively. Compute wind speeds at 10m and 30 m above the ground.
Ans. 6.395 m/s, 8.605 m/s
10. Given a wind speed of 5.0 m/s at 2 m above the ground and a roughness length
of 0.8 cm, compute (a) the friction velocity in centimeters per second, and (b)
the wind speed in meters per second at 0.5 m. Ans. 36.2 cm/s, 3.76 m/s
