Evaporation Reduction by Suspended and Floating Covers: Overview, Modelling and Efficiency
Fernanda Helfer, Charles Lemckert, Hong Zhang · Urban Water Security Research Alliance Technical Report No. 28 (2012)
Key finding (our summary)
A frequently-cited review and 1-D modelling study of cover-based evaporation control. Suspended covers were found capable of up to ~88% suppression — the highest of the methods compared — while floating modular covers offered the best scalability; windbreaks delivered only ~27% reduction and only for small water bodies.
A go-to comparative reference that ranks the major cover families by suppression and scalability rather than promoting any one method.
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