Water cyclesRunning
Water cycle loop. Precipitation at 324 mm. Water accounted 664 mm, Catchment total 505 mm. Currently water accounted is over by 159 mm.TUNINGWATER ACCOUNTEDCATCHMENT TOTAL324 MM
t = 0.0s

Water accounted

664mm

Catchment total

505mm

324 mm

Water cycle loop. Precipitation at 324 mm. Water accounted 664 mm, Catchment total 505 mm. Currently water accounted is over by 159 mm.

What has to balanceE+T=PE + T = P

What is happening

You are called to a catchment model that keeps predicting phantom floods.

The balance never closes. Evaporation accounts for 340 mm against a 505 mm total, and the precipitation figure entered is wrong.