Loss of storage water through evaporation with particular reference to arid and semi-arid zone pastoralism in Australia (Working paper no. 19, the WaterSmart™ Literature Reviews)
Working paper
Title | Loss of storage water through evaporation with particular reference to arid and semi-arid zone pastoralism in Australia (Working paper no. 19, the WaterSmart™ Literature Reviews) |
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Report Type | Working paper |
Authors | |
Author | Craig, Ian |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Number of Pages | 67 |
Year | 2008 |
Publisher | Desert Knowledge CRC |
Place of Publication | Alice Springs, NT, Australia |
ISBN | 1741580609 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.desertknowledgecrc.com.au/publications/downloads/DKCRC-Working-19-Evaporation.pdf |
Abstract | With increasing environmental concern and focus on irrigation water use efficiency, there is now considerable pressure on us all to optimise, as far as possible, the use of our most precious resource: water. The rate of evaporation is in excess of 2 m per year over most of Australia’s landmass and mean rainfall in Australia is less than 500 mm per year and falling. It has been estimated that up to 95 per cent of the rain which falls in Australia evaporates and does not contribute to runoff. When harvested, water is commonly stored in small storages and dams, but it is estimated that up to half of this may be lost to evaporation. This represents a huge waste of our resource. The price and value of water are increasing dramatically and the scarcity of water is the main |
Keywords | evaporation, evaporative loss, agricultural water, dam covers |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400513. Water resources engineering |
Public Notes | Report commissioned by Desert Knowledge CRC as WaterSmart Pastoral Production project literature review. Information contained in this publication may be copied or reproduced for study, research, information or educational |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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