Install and launch Google Earth and zoom to Hoover Dam. Zoom outa bit to see the reservoir,
Question:
Install and launch Google Earth and zoom to Hoover Dam. Zoom outa bit to see the reservoir, and explore the region at yourpleasure. Identify the approximate coordinates and relativelocation with respect to Phoenix, Arizona.
Using textbook figures 5.9 and 5.10, examine the precipitationand potential evapotranspiration in the area.
1. What is the approximate annual precipitation (P) andpotential evapotranspiration (PET) in the area? Report approximatenumbers in cm. You must read from the same spot to the extentpossible. Alternatively, you may answer by using different, butcredible sources and revealing them.
P: ____________cm
PET: ___________cm
2. If you assume that there is no inflow to or outflow fromthe reservoir, how will the water level change per year? Providethe magnitude (in cm) and explain why you answered as such. Youmust explain based on correct understanding of PET and actualevapotranspiration.
Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach
ISBN: 978-0073398174
8th edition
Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles