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ANNEX I - PAN COEFFICIENTS FOR CLASS A PAN AND SUNKEN COLORADO PAN

PAN COEFFICIENT (K pan) FOR CLASS A PAN FOR DIFFERENT GROUND COVER AND LEVELS OF MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND 24 HOUR WIND

Class A pan

Case A: Pan placed in short green cropped area

Case B1: Pan placed in fallow area

RH mean %


low
< 40

medium 40-70

high > 70


low
< 40

medium 40-70

high
> 70

Wind
km/day

Windward side distance of green crop
m




Windward side distance of dry fallow
m




Light

1

.55

.65

.75

1

.7

.8

.85

< 175

10

.65

.75

.85

10

.6

.7

.8

100

.7

.8

.85

100

.55

.65

.75

1000

.75

.85

.85

1000

.5

.6

.7

Moderate

1

.5

.6

.65

1

.65

.75

.8

175-425

10

.6

.7

.75

10

.55

.65

.7

100

.65

.75

.8

100

.5

.6

.65

1000

.7

.8

.8

1000

.45

.55

.6

Strong

1

.45

.5

.6

1

.6

.65

.7

425-700

10

.55

.6

.65

10

.5

.55

.65

100

.6

.65

.7

100

.45

.5

.6

1000

.65

.7

.75

1000

.4

.45

.55

Very strong

1

.4

.45

.5

1

.5

.6

.65

> 700

10

.45

.55

.6

10

.45

.5

.55

100

.5

.6

.65

100

.4

.45

.5

1000

.55

.6

.65

1000

.35

.4

.45

PAN COEFFICIENT (K pan) FOR SUNKEN COLORADO PAN FOR DIFFERENT GROUND COVER AND LEVELS OF MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND 24 HOUR WIND

Class A pan

Case A: Pan placed in cropped short green area

Case B1: Pan placed in fallow area

RH mean %


low < 40

medium 40-70

high > 70


low < 40

medium 40-70

high
> 70

Wind km/day

Windward side distance of green crop m




Windward side distance of dry fallow




Light

1

.75

.75

.8

1

1.1

1.1

1.1

< 175

10

1.0

1.0

1.0

10

.85

.85

.85

> 100

1.1

1.1

1.1

100

.75

.75

.8





1000

.7

.7

.75

Moderate

1

.65

.7

.7

1

.95

.95

.95

175-425

10

.85

.85

.9

10

.75

.75

.75

> 100

.95

.95

.95

100

.65

.65

.7





1000

.6

.6

.65

Strong

1

.55

.6

.65

1

.8

.8

.8

425-700

10

.75

.75

.75

10

.65

.65

.65

> 100

.8

.8

.8

100

.55

.6

.65





1000

.5

.55

.6

Very strong

1

.5

.55

.6

1

.7

.75

.75

> 700

10

.65

.7

.7

10

.55

.6

.65

> 100

.7

.75

.75

100

.5

.55

.6





1000

.45

.5

.55

1 For extensive areas of barefallow soils and no agricultural development, reduce K pan by 20% under hot, windy conditions; by 5-10% for moderate wind, temperature and humidity conditions.


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