Calculate the potential evapotrnaspiration from an area near New Delhi in the month of november by penmaan's formula

Latitude 28.06 ⁰N
Elevation 230 m (above the mean sea level)
Mean monthly temprature 19 ⁰C
Mean relative humidity 75% 0.75
Mean observed sunshine hours 9 hrs
Wind velocity at 2 m height 85 km/day

Nature of surface cover close grained green crop

γ 0.49

H_n
PET =(AH n +Eaγ )/(A +γ)

Hn

Ea= 0.35(1+U2/160)(ew-ea)

ew= 4.584 exp (17.27t/(273.3+t))

Table 1: Saturation vapour pressure of water

Temprature saturation vapor pressure(ew)mmA(mm/⁰C)

of Hg
0 4.58 0.3
5 6.54 0.45
7.5 7.78 0.54
10 9.21 0.6
12.5 10.87 0.71
15 12.79 0.81
17.5 15 0.95
20 17.54 1.05
22.5 20.44 1.24
25 23.76 1.4
27.5 27.54 1.61
30 31.82 1.85
32.5 36.68 2.07
35 42.81 2.35
37.5 48.36 2.62
40 55.32 2.95
45 71.2 3.66
Table 2: Mean monthly solar radiation at top of the atmosphere ,Ha in mm of vaporable water/day
North latitude(⁰C) jan Feb Mar Apr May June
0 14.5 15 15.2 14.7 13.9 13.4
10 12.8 13.9 14.8 15.2 15 14.8
20 10.8 12.3 13.9 15.2 15.7 15.8
30 8.5 10.5 12.7 14.8 16 16.5
40 6 8.3 11 13.9 15.9 16.7
50 3.6 5.9 9.1 12.7 15.7 16.7

Table 3: Mean month values of possible sunshine hours ,N

North Latitude(⁰C) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
0 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1
10 11.6 11.8 12.1 12.4 12.6 12.7
20 11.1 11.5 12 12.6 13.1 13.3
30 10.4 11.1 12 12.9 13.7 14.1
40 9.6 10.7 11.9 13.2 14.4 15
50 8.6 10.1 11.8 13.8 15.4 16.4
penmaan's formula Solution
t 19⁰C
t1 17.5⁰C
t2 20⁰C
A1 0.95mm/⁰C
A2 1.05mm/⁰ C

A 1.01 mm/⁰C

For Ha

L 20.06⁰N
L1 20⁰N
L2 30⁰N

H1 11.2mm/day
H2 9.1mm/day
Ha 9.5074 mm per day

r 0.25
a 0.255912
b 0.52
n 9 hrs
s 2.01*10-9

For N,
L 28.06⁰N
L1 20⁰N
L2 30⁰N
N1 11.2hrs
N2 10.6hrs

N 10.7164 hrs

Ta 292 K

For ew

t 19⁰C
t1 17.5⁰C
t2 20⁰C
e1 15mm/hg
e2 17.54mm/hg
 ew 16.524 mm/hg

ea 12.393 mm/hg

July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec for Ha

13.5 14.2 14.9 15 14.6 14.3 σTa^4 14.613
14.8 15 14.9 14.1 13.1 12.4
15.7 15.3 14.4 12.9 11.2 10.3 Hn 1.985682 mm/day
16.2 15.3 13.5 11.3 9.1 7.9
16.3 14.8 12.2 9.3 6.7 5.4
16.1 13.9 10.5 7.1 4.3 3 for Ea

Ea 2.213958 mm/day

PET 2.060252 mm/day

July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1
12.6 12.4 12.9 11.9 11.7 11.5
13.2 12.8 12.3 11.7 11.2 10.9
13.9 13.2 12.4 11.5 10.6 10.2
14.7 13.8 12.5 11.2 10 9.4
16 14.5 12.7 10.8 9.1 8.1
mm per day
(from table 1)