Water balance at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site
Water Resources Bulletin
By: R. W. Healy, J. R. Gray, G. M. De Vries, and P. C. Mills
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Abstract
The water balance at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site in northwestern Illinois was studied from July 1982 through June 1984. Continuous data collection allowed estimates to be made for each component of the water-balance equation independent of other components. The average annual precipitation was 948 millimeters. Average annual evapotranspiration was estimated at 637 millimeters, runoff was 160 millimeters, change in water storage in a waste-trench cover was 24 millimeters, and deep percolation was 208 millimeters. The magnitude of the difference between precipitation and all other components (81 millimeters per year) indicates that, in a similar environment, the water-budget method would be useful in estimating evapotranspiration, but questionable for estimation of other components. Precipitation depth and temporal distribution had a very strong effect on all other components of the water-balance equation. Due to the variability of precipitation from year to year, it appears that two years of data are inadequate for characterization of the long-term average water balance at the site.
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Healy, R.W., Gray, J.R., De Vries, G.M., Mills, P., 1989, Water balance at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site: Water Resources Bulletin, v. 25, no. 2, p. 381-390, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1989.tb03075.x.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Water balance at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site |
| Series title | Water Resources Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1989.tb03075.x |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication Date | June 08, 2007 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Water Resources Association |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Water Resources Bulletin |
| First page | 381 |
| Last page | 390 |