Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5043
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5043
Table 7. Unadjusted and adjusted computed annual evapotranspiration and annual Lower Colorado River Accounting System precipitation, 2002–04.
[Precipitation is the average of precipitation at Mohave Arizona Meteorological network and local National Weather Service station. ET station: SC, saltcedar; MV, mixed vegetation; AW, arrowweed. Acronyms: ET, evapotranspiration; LCRAS, Lower Colorado River Accounting System]
ET station | LCRAS group | Unadjusted ET (feet) |
Precipitation (feet) |
Adjusted ET (feet) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | ||||
SC | sc_high | 3.80 | 0.03 | 3.77 |
MV | ms/aw, sc/ms/aw | 2.85 | .03 | 2.82 |
AW | aw, low_veg | 2.87 | .03 | 2.84 |
Barren | barren | .96 | .03 | .93 |
2003 | ||||
SC | sc_high | 3.56 | 0.43 | 3.13 |
MV | ms/aw, sc/ms/aw | 2.61 | .43 | 2.18 |
AW | aw, low_veg | 2.65 | .43 | 2.21 |
Barren | barren | .87 | .43 | .44 |
2004 | ||||
SC | sc_high | 3.59 | 0.57 | 3.02 |
MV | ms/aw, sc/ms/aw | 2.63 | .57 | 2.06 |
AW | aw, low_veg | 2.71 | .57 | 2.14 |
Barren | barren | .88 | .57 | .31 |
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