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Annual water balance in a snow region

AuthorZhang, Zitai
Call NumberAIT Thesis no.WM-97-09
Subject(s)Water balance (Hydrology)

NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
Series StatementThesis ; no. WM-97-09
AbstractThe Taki dam river basin is a very heavy snowfall region with many observing stations in the center part of Japan. In order to analyze water balance of a region with snowfall which results runoff delay due to snow storage and snow melt, the Taki dam river basin was selected for the study purpose. The water balance deals with the analysis which balances the continuity equation for a basin on an average basis and on dynamic basis. Using daily rainfall , daily temperature , runoff and snowdepth with elevation over the basin as input data, a water balance was derived for upper Taki dam river basin. Evapotranspiration , most important element was computed by Thomethwaite method and Hamon method and the suitability of the empirical equations in the snow region was examined. The regression equations were obtained from the observation data relating snowfall, snow depth and elevation for the precipitation correction. The results are for surface compared with actual runoff in order to determine the water balance in the Taki dam river basin from 1988 to 1994.
Year1998
Corresponding Series Added EntryAsian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. WM-97-09
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Civil Engineering
DepartmentDepartment of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE)
Academic Program/FoSWater Engineering and Management (WM)
Chairperson(s)Kazama, So;
Examination Committee(s)Tswatchai Tingsanchali;Kubo, Naritaka;
Scholarship Donor(s)Education Committee. The People's Republic of China;
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998


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