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Empirical methods for the assessment of insolation and evaporation in Southern Scotland

Empirische Methoden zur Schätzung der Einstrahlung und der Verdunstung in Süd-Schottland

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Coefficients are determined for regression of insolation upon bright sunshine, using daily data from the Craigenbay Weather Station in Scotland. The analysis indicates a high degree of correlation (r between 0.820 and 0.948). The size of the regression coefficientsa andb is seen as indicative of the degree of transmission during the month. The values of insolation are used in the Penman equation to obtain evaporation rates for the area. Weekly evaporation values taken from a Class A pan are regressed against the Penman values and the regression coefficient of 0.8 is suggested as appropriate weighting for pan values in order to obtain actual rates.

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Es werden die Koeffizienten der Regressionsgleichung zwischen den täglichen Globalstrahlungssummen und der Dauer der Sonneneinstrahlung für die Station Craigenbay in Schottland berechnet. Die Analyse zeigt, daß für diese Elemente eine hohe Korrelation (r zwischen 0,820 und 0,948) besteht. Die Beträge der Regressionskoeffizientena undb geben ein Maß für die Durchlässigkeit der Luft des betreffenden Monats. Die Werte der Einstrahlung werden in der Gleichung vonPenman verwendet, um Verdunstungswerte für das Gebiet zu errechnen. Es werden wöchentliche Verdunstungssummen, die mit einer Class-A-Wanne gemessen wurden, in eine Regressionsbeziehung zu den Penman-Werten gebracht, und der Regressionskoeffizient von 0,8 wird als geeigneter Faktor für die Wannenwerte vorgeschlagen, um die tatsächlichen Verdunstungsmengen zu errechnen.

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Nkemdirim, L.C. Empirical methods for the assessment of insolation and evaporation in Southern Scotland. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biokl. B. 18, 131–141 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02243022

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