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Evaporation from the 17 Western States / by J. Stuart Meyers; with a section on evaporation rates, by Tor J. Nordenson.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Meyers, J. Stuart, author.
- Nordenson, T. J., author.
- Series:
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 272-D.
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 272-D
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evaporation (Meteorology)--West (U.S.)--Observations.
- Evaporation (Meteorology).
- West (U.S.).
- West United States.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Observations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([34] pages) : illustrations, maps + 1 plate.
- Distribution:
- Washington : United States Government Printing Office
- Other Title:
- Evaporation from the seventeen Western States
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1962.
- Contents:
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Scope
- Estimation of amount of evaporation
- Acknowledgments
- Evaporation rates / Nordenson, Tor J.
- Water-surface areas
- Existing data
- Area determinations for this report
- Relation between measured area and actual area of reservoirs and lakes
- Effective-area ratio for reservoirs and ponds
- Width of streams
- Water-surface area estimated by individual measurement
- Coastal waters and salt lakes
- Principal reservoirs and regulated lakes
- Other princfipal lakes, 500 acres and larger
- Principal streams and canals
- Water-surface areas estimated by samping
- Sampling procedure
- Selection of samples
- Small ponds and reservoirs
- Small streams
- Amount of evaporation
- Computation procedure
- Tabulations and maps of estimated evaporation
- Accuracy of estimates
- Evaporation from different classes of fresh-water surfaces
- Evaporation compared with other hydrologic factors
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed September 26, 2014).
- "Studies of evaporation."
- Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
- "An estimate of the amounts of water evaporated annually from the reservoirs, lakes, ponds, streams, and enclosed coastal bays in the 17 Western States."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-97) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Contains:
- Evaporation rates.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Meyers, J. Stuart. Evaporation from the 17 Western States
- OCLC:
- 891600235
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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