Evaporation from water supply reservoirs: An assessment of uncertainty

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 261-274

  Lowe, Lisa D ^a   Webb, J Angus ^a   Nathan, Rory J ^b   Etchells, Teri ^a   Malano, Hector M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lake evaporation; Pan coefficient; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BAYESIAN STATISTICS; BEST ESTIMATES; CLIMATE STATIONS; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; DATA REQUIREMENTS; LAKE EVAPORATION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PAN COEFFICIENT; PAN EVAPORATION; RIVER CATCHMENT; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; SUBJECTIVE JUDGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY; WATER SUPPLY RESERVOIRS;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; EVAPORATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); VAPORS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CATCHMENT; EVAPORATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WERRIBEE BASIN;

EID: 69849108075     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.07.037     Document Type: Article

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