{"id":8714,"date":"2020-10-19T10:04:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T09:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/?p=8714"},"modified":"2024-07-17T10:55:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T09:55:46","slug":"evaporation-from-tgm-wri-evaporimeter-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/2020\/10\/evaporation-from-tgm-wri-evaporimeter-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaporation from TGM WRI evaporimeter stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Evaporation from water surface significantly affects the overall hydrological balance of a river basin. Direct measurement of evaporation is complicated and not as common as the measurement of other quantities (e.g. precipitation or air temperature). Therefore, evaporation is often determined using formulas requiring available meteorological quantities as input data.<\/p>\n<p>This paper describes data from floating and tank evaporimeters operated by TGM WRI. Measured values \u200b\u200bof evaporation and meteorological quantities are compared among the individual sites. Additionally, the derived formulas for the calculation of evaporation from the Hlasivo evaporimeter station and their application to selected sites are provided. The evaluation of the formulas is performed based on the lowest value of the mean relative error (MRE).<\/p>\n<p>The results indicate that the formulas derived from the Hlasivo station are suitable for the calculation of evaporation on the other sites as well. The calculated evaporation corresponds to the measured daily course of evaporation. However, to calculate the evaporation with a lower calculation error, it is suitable to use the average monthly data and calculate the evaporation over a longer period.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-sz_EN.png\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1083\" height=\"626\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8717 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-sz_EN.png\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-sz_EN.png 1083w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-sz_EN-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-sz_EN-1024x592.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-sz_EN-768x444.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1083px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1083\/626;\" \/><\/a>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Evaporation from the water surface is an important member of the hydrological balance of water reservoirs, especially in times of drought. In recent years, the importance of evaporation has been exacerbated by the effects of climate change, in particular by the increasing average air temperature resulting in an increase in regional evaporation, including evaporation from water bodies. However, the increased loss of water by evaporation is not compensated by precipitation. In addition, no significant changes in average annual precipitation totals are expected in the long run [1].<\/p>\n<p>Direct monitoring of evaporation from water surface is not common and evaporimeter stations are difficult to maintain and operate. Therefore, evaporation is often determined from mathematical formulas into which other measurable quantities are entered [2]. The dependence of evaporation on meteorological quantities has been described by many authors [3\u20135]. However, formulas for the calculation of evaporation often contain input quantities \u200b\u200bthat are not normally measured at basic meteorological stations and must be further derived, such as saturated water vapor pressure or latent heat flow [6, 7]. For this purpose, new formulas for the calculation of evaporation have been derived at the TGM Water Research Institute including quantities that are commonly measurable at meteorological stations (e.g. air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, etc.) [8]. These formulas were further refined in the research of TGM WRI [9].<\/p>\n<p>The TGM Water Research Institute is in administration of two floating evaporimeters with weather stations. One is located on the Zaje\u010dice retention reservoir near Jirkov and the other on the Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond in the Central Bohemian Region. Furthermore, TGM WRI is the operator of two evaporimeter stations, in Hlasivo near T\u00e1bor and in Prague in Podbaba (<em>Fig. 1<\/em>).<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-1.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8671 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-1-768x459.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/478;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 1. Location map of evaporimeter stations administered by TGM WRI<\/h6>\n<p>The objective of the research is to compare the individual sites in terms of measured meteorological quantities and evaporation. The other objective is to calculate the evaporation on the sites of interest on the basis of formulas derived from the data from the Hlasivo evaporimeter station. Due to their robustness, these formulas are assumed to be suitable for evaporation calculation for other sites as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Evaporimeter station Hlasivo<\/h2>\n<p>The evaporimeter station in Hlasivo near T\u00e1bor (N 49\u00b0 29.88738\u2018, E 14 \u00b045.36117\u2018) lies at an altitude of 537 m above sea level and has been in operation already since the year 1957. Owing to this continuous operation, we have available a 63-year data series. This represents not only the values \u200b\u200bof evaporation from the free water surface, but also other meteorological elements that the station records.<\/p>\n<p>The equipment of the station has undergone many changes. Since 1998, many quantities have been recorded automatically. The quantities measured so far are provided in <em>Table 1<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h5>Table 1. List of instruments and measured quantities at the Hlasivo station<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-1.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"997\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8705 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-1-768x957.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/997;\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The evaporation metering season usually lasts from April to October, when the water table in the evaporimeter is usually not frozen. Thanks to the many years of experience in measuring of evaporation in Hlasivo, the measuring period has been adapted to the meteorological conditions on this site and the evaporation measuring period has been limited to the months of May to October.<\/p>\n<p>The special feature of this evaporation metering station is not only the length of its operation, but also the comparative evaporation metering tank, which has an area of almost 20 m<sup>2<\/sup> (see <em>Fig. 2<\/em>). Owing to such a large area, the measured evaporation can be considered as real evaporation from the water surface.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-2.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"408\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8673 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-2-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-2-768x392.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/408;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 2. Evaporimeter station Hlasivo<\/h6>\n<h2>Evaporimeter station Podbaba<\/h2>\n<p>A meteorological and evaporimeter station (N 50\u00b0 7.08770\u2018, E 14\u00b0 23.55303\u2018) was built on the site of the TGM WRI Prague branch, see <em>Fig. 3<\/em>. Since 2018, there have been 3 evaporating tanks in operation with a diameter of 2 m, at an altitude of 191 m above sea level. Since May 11, 2018, a classic seasonal measurement of evaporation from the water surface is implemented here. Later, the seasonal measurement of evaporation from the water surface with a different albedo (water naturally colored by chlorophyll) was also initiated. Furthermore, the evaporation from an evaporimeter, in which salt constitutes an antifreeze admixture, is measured here during the entire year.<\/p>\n<p>The station also measures air temperature, humidity, global solar radiation, wind direction and speed, precipitation, water temperature in evaporimeters and soil temperature.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-3.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1045\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8675 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-3-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-3-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-3-768x1003.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/1045;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 3. Evaporimeter station \u2013 Prague, Podbaba<\/h6>\n<h2>Evaporation from Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond<\/h2>\n<p>At the beginning of July 2019, a floating evaporimeter from the Fiedler company was installed on the Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond (N 49\u00b054.87885\u2018, E 15\u00b02.39373\u2018) (see <em>Fig. 4<\/em>). The Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond lies at an altitude of 375 m above sea level. From July 4, 2019, ten-minute records of direct evaporation measurement from the pond surface are available. The evaporimeter includes sensors for measuring the temperature at water table level and water temperature at the depths of 0.5\u00a0m, 1 m, 1.5 m, 2 m, and 2.5 m. The evaporimeter vessel is of the same dimensions as the EWM and GGI evaporimeters (3,000 cm<sup>2<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-4.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"632\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8677 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-4-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-4-768x607.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/632;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 4. Floating evaporimeter of the Fiedler brand<\/h6>\n<p>The floating instrument assembly also includes a weather station recording air temperature, relative humidity, dew point, total precipitation, radiation, wind speed and direction. Regarding radiation, this is the difference between global solar radiation and radiation reflected from the water surface. The evaporating measurement period ended at the beginning of October 2019. A data series of 3 months is therefore available. In 2020, measurements have been taking place since March.<\/p>\n<h2>Evaporation from the Zaje\u010dice retention reservoir<\/h2>\n<p>An identical floating evaporimeter with a weather station (see <em>Fig. 4<\/em>) was installed on the Zaje\u010dice reservoir in August 2019 and was in operation until November 2019. The Zaje\u010dice retention reservoir (N 50\u00b0 9.53530\u2018, E13\u00b0 28.82097\u2018) is located near the village of Jirkov, in the \u00dast\u00ed nad Labem Region, at an altitude of 290 m above sea level. The measured quantities are the same as for the floating evaporimeter on the Vav\u0159inec pond.<\/p>\n<h2>Values of monitored quantities<\/h2>\n<p>Due to the fact that each evaporimeter station measures over a different time, the comparison of the measured quantities is very limited. The individual sites were therefore compared with the Hlasivo evaporimeter station, which has the longest observation history. The evaporation values \u200b\u200bare shown graphically on <em>Fig. 5<\/em>. The average monthly air temperature is shown in <em>Fig. 6<\/em>. <em>Figure 7<\/em> shows the average monthly water temperature in the evaporimeters. The relative humidity is shown on <em>Fig. 8<\/em> and <em>9<\/em> represents the average monthly wind speed.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-5.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8679 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-5-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-5-768x344.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/358;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 5. Evaporation at Hlasivo, Podbaba, Vav\u0159inec and Zaje\u010dice stations<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-6.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"417\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8681 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-6-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-6-768x400.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/417;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 6. Air temperature at Hlasivo, Podbaba, Vav\u0159inec and Zaje\u010dice stations<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-7.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8683 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-7-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-7-768x387.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/403;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 7. Water temperature at water table level at Hlasivo, Podbaba, Vav\u0159inec and Zaje\u010dice stations<\/h6>\n<h2>Evaporation<\/h2>\n<p>Evaporation at Podbaba station is lower (E = 2.59 mm\/day) for the periods June\u2013October 2018 and May\u2013October 2019 than at the Hlasivo station (E = 3.32 mm\/day), although there was higher air temperature and water temperature in the evaporimeter (Ta = 17.6\u00b0C; Tw = 20\u00b0C; H = 69.8%) than at the Hlasivo station (Ta = 15.69\u00b0C; Tw = 19.32\u00b0C; H = 68.4%). The total amount of evaporation for the observation period 2018 was 436.8 mm at the Podbaba station and 522.6 mm at the Hlasivo station. During the 2019 season, the evaporation at the Podbaba station was 443.6 mm and at the Hlasivo station 593.6 mm. The reason for the different evaporation is the significantly lower average wind speed (V = 0.63 m\/s) compared to the Hlasivo station (V = 1.34 m\/s).<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-8.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"335\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8685 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-8-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-8-768x322.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/335;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 8. Relative humidity at Hlasivo, Podbaba, Vav\u0159inec and Zaje\u010dice stations<\/h6>\n<p>The average daily evaporation from Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond for the entire observation period (July\u2013September 2019) is 4.06 mm\/day, which is 373.4 mm per observed season. For the same period, the evaporation at the Hlasivo station is 3.65 mm\/day, i.e. 336.4 mm. Air temperature, water temperature and relative humidity are very similar over the selected sites. For Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond, the average values \u200b\u200bfor the period July\u2013September are: Ta = 17.9\u00b0C; Tw = 20.9\u00b0C; H = 76.5%. For the same period, the values \u200b\u200bin the Hlasivo station are: Ta = 17.1\u00b0C; Tw = 21.7\u00b0C; H = 75.7%. The reason for the different evaporation is probably the higher average wind speed at the Vav\u0159inec station (V = 1.9 m\/s) compared to Hlasivo (V = 1.3 m\/s). The biggest difference in the measured evaporation and at the same time in the wind speed is in the month of September.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-9.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8687 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-9-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-9-768x334.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/348;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 9. Wind speed at Hlasivo, Podbaba, Vav\u0159inec and Zaje\u010dice stations<\/h6>\n<p>The evaporation from the Zaje\u010dice reservoir is very similar to the evaporation at the Hlasivo station. For the period August\u2013October 2019, the average daily evaporation is 2.49 mm\/day, i.e. 229 mm for the observed 3 months. In the Hlasivo station, the average daily evaporation for the same period is 2.4 mm\/day, which corresponds to 221 mm. The other measured quantities on these two sites are similar. The average air temperature in the Hlasivo station is 13.9\u00b0C and at the Zaje\u010dice site 14.9\u00b0C. The average temperature of the water at water table level in the evaporimeter at Hlasivo is 17.2\u00b0C. For the Zaje\u010dice reservoir, the average temperature of water at water table level is 17.5\u00b0C. The average relative humidity was 82% at Hlasivo station and 80% at Zaje\u010dice. The wind speed is higher at the Hlasivo station at 1.34 m\/s, compared to Zaje\u010dice, where the average wind speed is only 0.77 m\/s. However, from the analysis of the daily course of evaporation and wind speed at the Zaje\u010dice reservoir, it is clear that in the observed period there were windy days (up to 4.5 m\/s), which significantly affected the intensity of evaporation. However, in a monthly step, these fluctuations in wind speed are not obvious.<\/p>\n<h2>Precipitation<\/h2>\n<p>On <em>Fig. 10<\/em> it is possible to observe the monthly total precipitation and sum of evaporation at the individual stations. A total of 579.4 mm of precipitation fell at the Hlasivo station during the observed seasons of 2018 and 2019. In contrast, the evaporation was 1,116.2 mm, which is almost double of what it rained. A total of 530.6 mm of precipitation fell at the Podbaba station during the observed seasons. The evaporation again exceeded the precipitation by a total of 880.4\u00a0mm. In the period July\u2013September 2019, 171.5 mm rained on Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond, but the evaporation was 373.4 mm, which is more than double the total precipitation. The total precipitation at the Zaje\u010dice water reservoir for the months of August\u2013November 2019 was 145.1 mm and the evaporation was 244 mm.<\/p>\n<p><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-10.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"172\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8689 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-10-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-10-768x165.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/172;\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h6>Fig. 10. Precipitation totals in Hlasivo, Podbaba, Vav\u0159inec and Zaje\u010dice stations<\/h6>\n<p><em>Figure 11<\/em> shows the difference between total precipitation and evaporation in the individual months. The positive columns indicate the predominance of evaporation over precipitation, the negative columns indicate the opposite. It is clear from the chart that in the summer months, evaporation usually predominates over precipitation. In some months, the evaporation even exceeded the precipitation by more than 100 mm. In contrast, in the months when precipitation exceeded evaporation, the difference is less than 20 mm.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-11.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8691 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-11-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-11-768x336.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/350;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 11. Monthly balance of precipitation and evaporation at Hlasivo, Podbaba, Vav\u0159inec and Zaje\u010dice stations<\/h6>\n<h2>Evaporation calculation based on formulas<\/h2>\n<p>Due to the 63-year time series of meteorological quantities and evaporation values, the Hlasivo evaporimeter station is suitable for deriving formulas for evaporation calculation. Within the project TA\u010cR TJ01000196: Development of software for the calculation of evaporation from water surface in the conditions of the Czech Republic [9] a universal set of formulas suitable for calculation of evaporation for other sites in the Czech Republic was developed.<\/p>\n<p>The formulas were established on the basis of linear and nonlinear regression of evaporation with meteorological quantities. In the first step, the dependences of the average daily evaporation from the water surface (in a monthly step) were determined in pairs with the quantities: air temperature, water temperature in the evaporimeter and global solar radiation. Using the regression equation between the pair of selected quantity and evaporation, the evaporation was calculated. Subsequently, the residues of the calculated evaporation from the observed one were calculated. In the next step, the dependence of the calculated residues on another quantity (Ta, Tw, H, R or V) was expressed. A\u00a0new formula was derived by combining the two regression relations. This formula was then extended by another quantity, in the same way.<\/p>\n<p>Using the procedure described above, a set of formulas was created, based on a linear, power, exponential or logarithmic model or on their combinations. Evaporation calculations from derived formulas were compared with the measured evaporation and evaluated on the basis of the highest value of the KGE coefficient [10] and the lowest value of MRE. Using these two parameters, a narrower selection of formulas was selected, see <em>Table 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h5>Table 2. Formulas for calculation of evaporation at Hlasivo station<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-2.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8707 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-2-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-2-768x292.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/304;\" \/><\/a>\n<p>These formulas were used to calculate evaporation at the of Prague-Podbaba, Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond and Zaje\u010dice reservoir sites. The results of the calculated evaporation were then compared with the measured evaporation from evaporimeters at the selected sites.<\/p>\n<p>When applying the formulas, it is necessary to take into account the limitation on the range of input quantities, which determines the validity of the individual formulas. The range of validity of quantities (variables) entering the formulas is given by Q<sub>0.05<\/sub>\u2013Q<sub>0.95<\/sub> of measured values \u200b\u200bin the Hlasivo station, see <em>Table 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h5>Table 3. Intervals of quantities determining the validity of individual formulas<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-3.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8709 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-3-300x34.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-tabulka-3-768x86.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/90;\" \/><\/a>\n<h2>Application of formulas to daily data<\/h2>\n<p><em>Figure 12, 13<\/em>, and <em>14<\/em> show the daily course of the observed evaporation together with evaporation modeled on the basis of empirical formulas from <em>Table 2<\/em>. It is clear from the results that the formulas reflect the values \u200b\u200bof the observed evaporation.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-12.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"186\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8693 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-12.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-12-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-12-768x179.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/186;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 12. Measured and calculated evaporation\u00a0\u2013 Prague-Podbaba, daily course<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-13.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8695 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-13.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-13-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-13-768x315.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/328;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 13. Measured and calculated evaporation\u00a0\u2013 Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond, daily course<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-14.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8697 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-14-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-14-768x194.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/202;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 14. Measured and calculated evaporation\u00a0\u2013 Zaje\u010dice, daily course<\/h6>\n<p>The most significant differences between the calculated and measured evaporation at the Podbaba station occurred at the turn of July and August 2018, in June and September 2019. Formulas based on air temperature (HLA_3 and HLA_8) significantly overestimate the actual evaporation. For example, on June 30, 2019, this represents a difference of up to 12 mm (HLA_8), which is more than four times the measured evaporation. The errors in the calculation are caused by the fact that in these periods the air temperature was significantly higher (up to 31.8\u00b0C) than the range of validity of the formulas for this quantity.<\/p>\n<p>Significant differences over several days between measured and calculated evaporation at the Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond can be observed at the beginning of July 2019. In this period, the formulas tend to underestimate the evaporation. For example, on July 8, 2019, all calculations are 3\u20134.5 mm lower, which is approximately twice less than the measured evaporation. A detailed analysis of the ten-minute evaporation step in relation to the course of the other meteorological quantities revealed that a very dry warm wind was blowing at the beginning of July. In the afternoon, when the evaporation was highest, the air temperature climbed over 26\u00b0C (on July 6, 2019 over 29\u00b0C) and at the same time the relative humidity of the air dropped below 30%. In the evening and morning, however, the air temperature values \u200b\u200bwere around 10\u00b0C and the relative humidity climbed to more than 80%. For this reason, the daily averages of the individual quantities are very distorted and the formulas for calculating the evaporation do not reflect the actual evaporation.<\/p>\n<p>Other significant deviations of the measured evaporation from the calculated one can be observed on September 17\u201318, 2019. In this period, the measured evaporation exceeded 5 mm\/day, in contrast, the calculated evaporation was in the range of 1.7\u20132.8 mm\/day. In these days, the average wind speed was over 3 m\/s, which is outside the validity range of HLA_10 and HLA_11 formulas. The same reason applies to the day of September 30, 2019, when the average wind speed was even higher than 6 m\/s. On this day, evaporation of 7.3 mm was measured, while the calculated evaporation ranges from 1.8 to 3 mm. Such significant differences between the measured and calculated evaporation are due to the fact that all formulas are based primarily on air temperature or water temperature (or global solar radiation). These quantities have the greatest weight on the result of the calculated evaporation. The wind speed enters the formulas only secondarily or the formulas do not reflect it at all. In the fall, however, the average air temperature and water temperature are very low, and therefore the calculated evaporation is significantly underestimated.<\/p>\n<p>The largest deviations of the measured and calculated evaporation at the Zaje\u010dice reservoir can be observed in the period of September 3\u20135, 2019, when, similarly to Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond, a very dry warm wind blew in the afternoon. On the contrary, morning and evening air temperatures are relatively low, relative humidity is high and wind speed drops to zero. For this reason, the daily averages of the values \u200b\u200bare affected and the calculations from the formulas do not correspond to the real evaporation, thus underestimating the actual evaporation by almost half.<\/p>\n<p>Another significant difference is evident in the days of September 17\u201319, 2019, when there was again a relatively low air temperature (which is primarily reflected in the formulas), but a very high wind speed. The difference between the measured (5.8 mm) and calculated evaporation (1.8 mm) on September 18, 2019 is up to three times for the formula HLA_3.<\/p>\n<h2>Application of formulas to monthly data<\/h2>\n<p>The calculation of evaporation in a daily step is burdened with a high relative and absolute error. A more accurate result is achieved when calculating the monthly evaporation, where the deviations of the calculation from the measured evaporation are not so significant. Firstly, the random measurement error is suppressed, which is more pronounced for daily evaporation values [11]. Secondly, the values \u200b\u200bof meteorological quantities entering the formulas are usually within the range of validity of the individual formulas.<\/p>\n<p>To calculate the evaporation based on the average monthly values \u200b\u200bof the measured quantities, the formulas from <em>Table 2<\/em> were again used. The average relative calculation error for the Podbaba station ranges between 22\u201355%, see <em>Fig. 15<\/em>. The black line indicates the measured evaporation. Points above this curve indicate calculations that overestimate the result. The points below this line indicate underestimated result values. The high relative error is caused mainly by the fall values when the measured evaporation is so low that an absolute error of 0.4 mm can represent a relative error higher than 50%.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-15.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"312\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8699 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-15.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-15-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-15-768x300.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/312;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 15. Calculated evaporation for the Podbaba station based on formulas from the Hlasivo station<\/h6>\n<p>The best performance is achieved for formulas where global solar radiation is entered &#8211; yellow dots (MRE = 21.6\u201324.4%). The formulas based on air temperature are the lower performing\u00a0\u2013 blue dots (MRE = 46.9\u201355.1%). Values \u200b\u200bthat are outside the range of measured values \u200b\u200bin the Hlasivo station were omitted from the calculation.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-16.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"248\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8701 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-16.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-16-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-16-768x238.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/248;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 16. Calculated evaporation for the Vav\u0159inec station based on formulas from the Hlasivo station<\/h6>\n<p>Formulas for calculating the evaporation from the Hlasivo station were further applied to the data from the floating evaporimeter at Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond (see <em>Fig. 16<\/em>) and at the Zaje\u010dice retention reservoir (see <em>Fig. 17<\/em>). The formulas global solar radiation is entered could not be used because the floating weather stations record radiation as the difference between global solar radiation and radiation reflected from the water surface. For the Vav\u0159ineck\u00fd pond, the average relative calculation error ranges between 11% (formula HLA_11) to 14% (formula HLA_3).<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-17.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8714];player=img;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"241\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8703 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-17-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suhajkova-17-768x231.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/241;\" \/><\/a>\n<h6>Fig. 17. Calculated evaporation for the Zaje\u010dice station based on formulas from the Hlasivo station<\/h6>\n<p>On the Zaje\u010dice reservoir, evaporation was measured from August to November 2019. In November, however, the quantities are outside the scope of the formulas from the Hlasivo station. The evaporation is therefore modeled only for the months August\u2013October. The average relative error of the calculations ranges between 8.8% (formula HLA_10) to 29.3% (formula HLA_3).<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>This paper describes four evaporation stations managed by TGM WRI and compares the measured data of individual meteorological quantities and evaporation. The results show that all sites suffer from a precipitation deficit during the evaporation measurements season. The evaporation significantly exceeds precipitation, especially in the summer months. Unfortunately, the balance between evaporation and precipitation cannot be quantified beyond the evaporation season, which is usually from April to October. The solution could be a year-round evaporimeter, which is being tested at the Podbaba station. Salt is added to this evaporation tank to prevent the surface from freezing.<\/p>\n<p>The formulas for calculating evaporation, based on data from the Hlasivo station, were applied to the other evaporimeter stations. The results show that the formulas can be applied both to daily data, where it is necessary to take into account the higher relative and absolute error, and to monthly data, which are more suitable for the calculation of evaporation. This confirmed the hypothesis that the formulas derived from the data from the Hlasivo station are suitable for the calculation of evaporation for the other sites as well. When applying the formulas, however, it is necessary to take into account the limited range of validity of individual quantities entering as variables into the individual formulas.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the comparison between the individual sites also show that the wind speed probably plays a more important role in more accurate determination of evaporation than the current formulas from the Hlasivo station reflect. Future innovation of formulas could involve not only extending the time series, but also the development of new formulas that reflect more the wind speed and also formulas focusing on specific seasons of the year.<\/p>\n<h3>Acknowledgments<\/h3>\n<p><em>The paper was written as part of the projects Creation of software for calculation of water surface evaporation for the conditions of the Czech Republic (TJ01000196) financed by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and Analysis of adaptation measures to mitigate the impacts of climate change and urbanization on the water regime in the outer Prague area (CZ.07.1.02\/0.0\/0.0\/16_040\/0000380) financed from the Operational Programme Prague \u2013 Growth Pole of the Czech Republic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evaporation from water surface significantly affects the overall hydrological balance of a river basin. Direct measurement of evaporation is complicated and not as common as the measurement of other quantities (e.g. precipitation or air temperature). Therefore, evaporation is often determined using formulas requiring available meteorological quantities as input data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[2047,2046,2043,2044,2045],"coauthors":[1634],"class_list":["post-8714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hydraulics-hydrology-and-hydrogeology","tag-calculation-of-evaporation","tag-comparative-evaporimeter","tag-evaporation-from-water-surface","tag-evaporimeter-station","tag-floating-evaporimeter"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30601,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8714\/revisions\/30601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8714"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=8714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}