Estimation of reservoir evaporation losses for China

2021 ◽  
Vol 596 ◽  
pp. 126142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Tian ◽  
Xiaomang Liu ◽  
Kaiwen Wang ◽  
Peng Bai ◽  
Changming Liu
Keyword(s):  
Evaporation Losses

scholarly journals Trade-off between reservoir yield and evaporation losses as a function of lake morphology in semi-arid Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 1113-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
José N.B. Campos ◽  
Iran E. Lima Neto ◽  
Ticiana M.C. Studart ◽  
Luiz S.V. Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
Water Yield ◽  
Prediction Errors ◽  
Arid Environments ◽  
Triangle Diagram ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
The Real ◽  
Lake Morphology ◽  
Evaporation Losses ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Reservoir Yield

This study investigates the relationships between yield and evaporation as a function of lake morphology in semi-arid Brazil. First, a new methodology was proposed to classify the morphology of 40 reservoirs in the Ceará State, with storage capacities ranging from approximately 5 to 4500 hm3. Then, Monte Carlo simulations were conducted to study the effect of reservoir morphology (including real and simplified conical forms) on the water storage process at different reliability levels. The reservoirs were categorized as convex (60.0%), slightly convex (27.5%) or linear (12.5%). When the conical approximation was used instead of the real lake form, a trade-off occurred between reservoir yield and evaporation losses, with different trends for the convex, slightly convex and linear reservoirs. Using the conical approximation, the water yield prediction errors reached approximately 5% of the mean annual inflow, which is negligible for large reservoirs. However, for smaller reservoirs, this error became important. Therefore, this paper presents a new procedure for correcting the yield-evaporation relationships that were obtained by assuming a conical approximation rather than the real reservoir morphology. The combination of this correction with the Regulation Triangle Diagram is useful for rapidly and objectively predicting reservoir yield and evaporation losses in semi-arid environments.

scholarly journals The Influence of Moss Colonization and Biochar Application on Evaporation Losses and Surface Crack in Shallow Carbonate–Derived Laterite During Dry–Wet Cycles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lulu Che ◽  
Dongdong Liu ◽  
Dongli She
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Soil Evaporation ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Surface Cracks ◽  
Evaporation Model ◽  
Soil Desiccation ◽  
Evaporation Losses ◽  
Soil Moisture Conservation ◽  
Surface Temperature Field

Abstract AimsSoil water deficit in karst mountain lands is becoming an issue of concern owing to porous, fissured, and soluble nature of underlying karst bedrock. It is important to identify feasible methods to facilitate soil water preservation in karst mountainous lands. This study aims to seek the possibility of combined utilization of moss colonization and biochar application to reduce evaporation losses in carbonate-derived laterite.MethodsThe treatments of the experiments at micro-lysimeter included four moss spore amounts (0, 30, 60, and 90 g·m−2) and four biochar application levels (0, 100, 400, and 700 g·m−3). The dynamics of moss coverage, characteristics of soil surface cracks and surface temperature field were identified. An empirical evaporation model considering the interactive effects of moss colonization and biochar application was proposed and assessed.ResultsMoss colonization reduced significantly the ratio of soil desiccation cracks. Relative cumulative evaporation decreased linearly with increasing moss coverage under four biochar application levels. Biochar application reduced critical moss coverage associated with inhibition of evaporation by 33.26%-44.34%. The empirical evaporation model enabled the calculation of soil evaporation losses under moss colonization and biochar application, with the R2 values ranging from 0.94 to 0.99.Conclusions Our result showed that the artificially cultivated moss, which was induced by moss spores and biochar, decreased soil evaporation by reducing soil surface cracks, increasing soil moisture and soil surface temperature.Moss colonization and biochar application has the potential to facilitate soil moisture conservation in karst mountain lands.

scholarly journals Water Use by Flooded Rice in Puerto Rico

1969 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-187
Author(s):  
Servando Silva ◽  
José Vicente-Chandler
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Pan Evaporation ◽  
Flooded Rice ◽  
Evaporation Losses ◽  
The Relationship

Evapotranspiration with flooded, well-established rice averaged 0.61 cm/day, with a range from 0.31 to 0.84 cm/day. These variations resulted largely from climatic changes since they were closely related to evaporation losses from an open pan. The equation Y = 0.2691 + 0.4696 X (r = 0.97**) describes the relationship between evapotranspiration with rice and open pan evaporation, which averaged 0.55 cm/day during the experiment. Percolation losses in Toa soil (Mollisol) averaged only 0.20 mm/day after the first 2 weeks of flooding.

Studies of the Drip Method of Irrigation

1972 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. P. Abrol ◽  
S. P. Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Soil Strength ◽  
Surface Evaporation ◽  
Evaporation Losses ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Reduced Surface

SUMMARYA comparison has been made of drip and conventional check basin methods of irrigation, using onions and ladies finger as test crops. Significant increases in yield and water use efficiency in drip irrigated over conventionally irrigated plots resulted from increased availability of soil moisture at low tensions and reduced surface evaporation losses. Reduced soil strength in drip irrigated plots was also a factor resulting in increased yield of onions.

Wastewater Treatment Using Microalgae

2021 ◽  
pp. 338-353
Author(s):  
Soumya Saswat Priyadarshi
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Growth Process ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Batch Mode ◽  
Retention Period ◽  
Control Temperature ◽  
Improve Treatment ◽  
Microalgae Culture ◽  
Evaporation Losses ◽  
Raw Wastewater

Six different concentrations of Chlorella vulgaris microalgae culture are incorporated with raw wastewater to improve treatment efficiency in three phases. In phase one of study, 30% and 40% microalgae were incorporated with raw wastewater with 24 hrs retention period for 18 days in a batch mode and these conditions are made same for all phases. During phase two and phase three of study, 20%, 25% and 35%, 45% micro-algae concentrations used to treat raw wastewater respectively. Amongst all the six concentrations, 30% microalgae behaves most efficiently and is able to reduce 34 to 81% COD, 43 to 75% nitrate, and 36 to 99% of phosphorous. Overall ammonia nitrogen reduction varies from 80% to 99%. No attempt was made to control temperature or evaporation losses. These attempts can definitely increase the growth process of microalgae and increase the removal efficiency of nutrients in wastewater.

scholarly journals Rule curve for seasonal increasing of water concessions in reservoirs with low regularized discharges

RBRH ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tereza Helena Costa Nunes ◽  
Carlos de Oliveira Galvão ◽  
Janiro Costa Rêgo
Keyword(s):  
Water Budget ◽  
High Water ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Large Reservoir ◽  
Hydrological Variability ◽  
Excess Water ◽  
Brazilian Semiarid ◽  
Evaporation Losses ◽  
Rule Curve

ABSTRACT Regions with high hydrological variability are usually supplied by reservoirs that regularize discharges inter-annually, with low discharge of regularization, seasonally subject to large overflow and evaporation losses in their periods of high water levels. The Brazilian semiarid is one of such regions. This work looks at the possibility of using water that would be evaporated and/or spilled, in regions with such characteristics, to supply demands that would not be otherwise provided by the maximum legally allowed withdrawal discharge. The proposed method was applied to the operation of a large reservoir, located in the semiarid region of Brazil. Through simulation of the water budget and optimization, a rule curve was developed for reservoir operation for achieving the maximum exploitable reservoir withdrawal in rainy periods. The results show that it is possible to use the excess water in periods of large inflows with no damage to water supply during dry periods.

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