Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5070
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5070
Table 10. Results of sensitivity analysis, Roza–Prosser Reach, Washington.
[Irrigation season = April 1 to October 31, 2005; July = July 1 through July 31, 2005. All values are in percent. Abbreviations: Reclamation, Bureau of Reclamation; YGVW, Yakima River at Euclid Road Bridge, near Grandview; °C, degrees Celsius; Wm-2, Watts per square meter; m/s, meter per second; m, meter]
| Parameter or variable | Percent change to input value | Resulting percent change in maximum water temperature at sites | Resulting percent change in mean water temperature at site | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reclamation Tidbit site near Granger | Reclamation Tidbit site near Mabton | Hydromet gage at Grandview (station identification – YGVW) | |||||||
| Irrigation season | July | Irrigation season | July | Irrigation season | July | ||||
| Daily mean air temperature (°C) | + 5 | + 1.71 | 2.02 | 1.72 | 1.95 | 2.03 | 2.47 | ||
| - 5 | - 1.67 | -2.02 | -1.69 | -1.95 | -2.00 | -2.06 | |||
| Daily mean solar radiation (Wm-2) | + 5 | + 1.31 | 1.62 | 1.40 | 1.56 | 1.22 | 1.65 | ||
| - 5 | - 1.31 | -1.21 | -1.41 | -1.56 | -1.23 | -1.23 | |||
| Relative humidity (percent) | + 5 | + .61 | .81 | .62 | .78 | .76 | .82 | ||
| - 5 | - .61 | -.40 | -.63 | -.39 | -.77 | -.82 | |||
| Wind speed (m/s) | + 5 | + .24 | .00 | -.26 | -.39 | -.28 | -.41 | ||
| Channel width (m) | + 10 | .00 | .00 | .21 | .39 | .18 | .41 | ||
| - 10 | .00 | .00 | -.22 | -.39 | -.19 | .00 | |||
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