Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Talent Murwendo

Publications

• Research Article
  Exploring Estimation of Evaporation in Dry Climates Using a Class ‘A’ Evaporation Pan
  Author(s): Farai Malvern Simba, Alois Matorevhu, David Chikodzi and Talent MurwendoFarai Malvern Simba, Alois Matorevhu, David Chikodzi and Talent Murwendo
  
  The rate of evaporation in dry climates is a concern and needs to be assessed and quantified for planning in water management activities. The main objective of the study was to investigate evaporation rate of a bare ground in Masvingo district in Zimbabwe using a class ‘A’ evaporation pan. Specific objectives include calibrating the pan using the FAO-Penman Monteith (P-M) method and obtaining typical evaporation rates for the area which could be extended to represent areas of relatively similar climates. To achieve these objectives an evaporation pan was installed on a wooden grid platform near a weather station that recorded wind speed, air temperature, humidity, maximum and minimum temperatures. Considering fetch dimensions the pan results were correlated against P-M method results to give pan calibration coefficient and the slope of the curve gave a Kpan of 0.91 and cha.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000109

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