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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4015-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4015-2018
Research article
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26 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 26 Jul 2018

Evaporation suppression and energy balance of water reservoirs covered with self-assembling floating elements

Milad Aminzadeh, Peter Lehmann, and Dani Or

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Aminzadeh, M. and Or, D.: Temperature dynamics during nonisothermal evaporation from drying porous surfaces, Water Resour. Res., 49, 7339–7349, https://doi.org/10.1002/2013WR014384, 2013. 
Aminzadeh, M. and Or, D.: Energy partitioning dynamics of drying terrestrial surfaces, J. Hydrol., 519, 1257–1270, 2014. 
Aminzadeh, M. and Or, D.: Pore-scale study of thermal fields during evaporation from drying porous surfaces, Int. J. Heat Mass Tran., 104, 1189–1201, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.09.039, 2017. 
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Assouline, S., Narkis, K., and Or, D.: Evaporation suppression from water reservoirs: Efficiency considerations of partial covers, Water Resour. Res., 47, 1–8, https://doi.org/10.1029/2010WR009889, 2011. 
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Significant evaporative losses from local water reservoirs in arid regions exacerbate water shortages during dry spells. We propose a systematic approach for modeling energy balance and fluxes from covered water bodies using self-assembling floating elements, considering cover properties and local conditions. The study will provide a scientific and generalized basis for designing and implementing this important water conservation strategy to assist with its adaptation in various arid regions.