Research Article

Assessment of Surface Runoff for Tank Watershed in Tamil Nadu Using Hydrologic Modeling

Table 5

Computation of irrigation demand for paddy for the year 2008-09.

ItemMonth
SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruarySeason

Percentage of annual daytime hours, 0.260.270.260.270.27
Average Temperature
(°C)
26.0024.8024.6025.827.80
Potential evapotranspiration
(mm/day)
5.195.145.025.275.61
Crop coefficient
1.101.101.201.301.00
Crop water requirement
 mm/day5.715.666.036.845.61
 mm/month171.26175.38186.82191.65174.00
SAT, mm200.00
PSL, mm/month @4 mm/day120.00124.00124.00112.00124.00
WL, mm
, mm48.60499.80167.800.000.000.00
Irrigation demand, mm151.400.00131.58310.82303.65298.001195.45