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Net radiation over the Aswan High Dam Lake

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Net radiation is an essential parameter for estimating evaporation from large water surfaces by energy balance method. Net radiation has been measured for the first time over the Aswan High Dam Lake on the Nile River for 132 days including warm and cold seasons. A high multiple linear correlation coefficient of 0.98 was obtained between the measured net radiation on the one hand and the global solar radiation measured at Aswan and the difference between water and air temperatures measured over the Lake on the other hand.

Seven different empirical formulae for estimating the effective outgoing radiation have been applied on the average data measured over the Lake for days of clear sky. It has been found that the Swinbank formula is the best one suitable for the location of the Aswan High Dam Lake.

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  1. The Meteorological Authority, Cairo, Egypt

    M. M. El Bakry

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El Bakry, M.M. Net radiation over the Aswan High Dam Lake. Theor Appl Climatol 49, 129–133 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00865529

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