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Water Budget LabQuestions
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INSTRUCTIONS: Please read the lab reader before beginning this exercise. The followinglabquestionswillbebaseduponthematerialgiveninthelabreader.Youwill need a calculator for this exercise. You will also need colored pencils for this lab.
Part1:WaterBudgeCalculation
[2.5]Whenthereisadeficitinprecipitation,wheremustthewaterforevapotranspiration come from?
[2.5] While raining, what happens to precipitation when it gets to the soil after field capacity is reached?
[20]UsingtheTable1andtheformulaslistedinPartIIIofthereader,pleasecomplete thetablebelow.Hint:beginwiththeEndingStorage(E.S.)forMay(note:theE.S.for December will carry over to January in this exercise).