Consider a small forested area as a system. The rate of rainfall is measured with a rain gage in an open area about 100 ft from the forest. A second gage that measures the depth of rain that passes through the tree canopy is located under one of the trees near the center of the forest. In a problem of analysis, the objective would be to estimate (a) the rate of evaporation from the leaves of the tree; (b) the portion of the rain that is available for infiltration; (c) the water available for runoff; (d) the volume of interception storage.

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Consider a small forested area as a system. The rate of rainfall is measured with
a rain gage in an open area about 100 ft from the forest. A second gage that
measures the depth of rain that passes through the tree canopy is located under
one of the trees near the center of the forest. In a problem of analysis, the
objective would be to estimate (a) the rate of evaporation from the leaves of the
tree; (b) the portion of the rain that is available for infiltration; (c) the water
available for runoff; (d) the volume of interception storage.

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