NOVA

Dimming the Sun

Student Handout

Data Sheet


Name: ____________________________

Team Number: _____________________

Time of Measurement:______________

Initial Pan Water Level (in mm):________

 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

 

U

S

U

S

U

S

U

S

Air Temperature
(in °C)

               

enter data into
the class
"Measurement
Chart"

Relative Humidity
(in percent)

               

Wind Speed
(in km/hr)

               

Solar Radiation*

               

Water Depth
(in mm)

               

Precipitation
(in mm)

               

CALCULATE

Adjusted Water Depth
(in mm)
[Water Depth - Precipitation]

                 

CALCULATE

Evaporation Amount
(in mm)
[Initial Pan Water Level -
Adjusted Water Depth]

               

enter data into
the class
"Measurement
Chart"


Key:
U (unsheltered location), S (sheltered location)


* Solar Radiation

Unsheltered:
1=all cloudy
2=mostly cloudy
3=equal mix of sun and clouds
4=mostly sunny
5=all sunny

Sheltered:
1=fully shaded
2=mostly shaded
3=partly shaded



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