a) Find the mean precipitation for the area sketched below by Thiesse…
Previous year question for Hydrology and Irrigation Engineering.
Question
a) Find the mean precipitation for the area sketched below by Thiessen's method. The area is composed of a square plus an equilateral triangular plot of side 4 kilometres. Rainfall readings in centimetres at various stations are also given in the below figure.
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b) A student wants to estimate the potential evapotranspiration for a region with the following meteorological data: average temperature of 25°C, relative humidity of 75%, wind speed of 3 meters per second, and solar radiation of 800 watts per square meter. Calculate the potential evapotranspiration using the Hargreaves method.
10 Marks
- Year: 2022
- Subject: Hydrology and Irrigation Engineering