Development of an Evaporation Prediction Model for Open Water Bodies of SouthCarolina and Similar Regions

摘要

The purpose of this study is to upgrade the predictive capability for evaporationin South Carolina and in similar geographical regions and to present the results in a manner which can be used for water resource planning. The final product is a menu-driven spreadsheet program operated by self-macros which utilizes a previously validated evaporation rates. An error analysis and a comparison to pan evaporation data is performed to assess accuracy. From this, it is concluded that this model will produce adequate predictions for South Carolina.