Rainfall Interception by Beech, Larch and Norway Spruce

Reynolds, E. R. C.; Henderson, C. S.

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“…In congruence to our results, spatial variability of throughfall was found to be higher during foliated than during leafless periods in many other studies (Reynolds and Henderson, 1967;Levia and Frost, 2006;Staelens et al, 2006;Herbst et al, 2008). This could either point out that leaves have a high influence on spatial heterogeneity of throughfall (Deguchi et al, 2006) or that the meteorological differences between summer and winter play a role.…”

Section: Spatial Heterogeneity Of Throughfall Along the Beech To Mixesupporting

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“…Higher wind speeds, which often occur in winter, are known to enhance evaporation rate of intercepted water that is temporarily stored on branches and trunks (Herbst et al, 2008). Temporal distribution of rain events affects the number of canopy wetting and drying cycles, thus, throughfall is less if rainfall is intermittent (Reynolds and Henderson, 1967;Zeng et al, 2000;Link et al, 2004). Accordingly, winter had smaller but more rainfall events than summer during our study.…”

Section: Magnitudes and Seasonal Differences Of Rainfall Partitioningmentioning

confidence: 71%

“…The observation that interception in summer was not lower than in winter has also been reported by other authors. Reviews showed that interception in beech and other broad-leaved deciduous forests has the tendency to be lower in winter, but this difference is not significant and sometimes even completely absent (Mitscherlich, 1981;Peck, 2004; see also Reynolds and Henderson, 1967 and literature therein). Mitscherlich (1981) related this to the fact that in Central Europe winter precipitation is often less than in summer, and rainfall intensity is higher in summer than in winter time.…”

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Rainfall partitioning along a tree diversity gradient in a deciduous old‐growth forest in Central Germany

Krämer

Hölscher

2009

Ecohydrology

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This study investigated whether rainfall partitioning into throughfall, stemflow, and interception changes along a tree species diversity gradient. The 12 study plots in old-growth forest stands in the Hainich National Park, Germany, were composed of up to 11 tree species. Fagus sylvatica (beech) formed the monospecific plots. Mixed forest plots consisted of a variable admixture of other broad-leaved deciduous species such as Tilia spec., Fraxinus excelsior, Carpinus betulus, and Acer pseudoplatanus. Rainfall partitioning was influenced by several stand characteristics. Tree species diversity expressed as Shannon index was the variable that explained throughfall for different seasons most frequently. For example, in high-rainfall summer 2007, median throughfall per stand was between 66 and 77% of gross precipitation, whereas stemflow played a minor role (2-6% per stand). Throughfall correlated positively with Shannon index (r s D 0Ð74, p D 0Ð008), stemflow negatively (r s D 0Ð87, p < 0Ð001), and interception showed no correlation along this beech to mixed forest gradient. These relationships were similar in summer 2005 and autumn 2006, but no or weak changes of throughfall with tree diversity were observed during other study periods. Multiple linear regressions supported the assumption that combinations of several characteristics are important. Shannon index in combination with mean dbh explained much of the variability observed in throughfall among stands in two seasons (up to R 2 adj D 0Ð63, p < 0Ð01). Influential stand characteristics varied between seasons and years due to different rainfall conditions. Spatial variability of throughfall within a stand did not change consistently with any stand characteristic.

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Section: Spatial Heterogeneity Of Throughfall Along the Beech To Mixesupporting

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Section: Magnitudes and Seasonal Differences Of Rainfall Partitioningmentioning

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Section: Magnitudes and Seasonal Differences Of Rainfall Partitioningmentioning

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Rainfall partitioning along a tree diversity gradient in a deciduous old‐growth forest in Central Germany

Krämer

Hölscher

2009

Ecohydrology

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“…The regression equations project that young trees with small canopy dimensions funnel more stemflow than the old ones. Young trees have thinner and smoother bark in contrast to the old ones, although the branch angle in the canopy should not be ruled out in this physical explanation (Eschner, 1967;Reynolds and Henderson, 1967;Herwitz, 1986;Návar, 1993;Návar et al, 1999b).…”

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The performance of the reformulated Gash's interception loss model in Mexico's northeastern temperate forests

Návar¹

2012

Hydrological Processes

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The quantitative importance of rainfall interception loss and the performance of the reformulated Gash model were evaluated as a function of basal area in Mexico's northeastern temperate forest communities. A sensitivity analysis as well as an iterative search of parameters matched interception loss measurements and assessments and isolated coefficient values that drive the model performance. Set hypothesis was tested with a total of 73 rainfalls recorded on four forest stands with different canopy cover for model fitting (39) and validation (34). The reformulated Gash model predicted well rainfall interception loss because mean deviations between recorded and modelled interception loss as a function of gross rainfall, MD, were <2.6% and 5.3% for fitting and validating parameter data sets, respectively. Basal area was negatively related to the model performance, but maximum projected MD range values can be found in most interception loss studies, for example, <7% when basal area is <5 m2 ha−1. The wet canopy evaporation rate and the canopy storage coefficient drive interception loss and the iterative parameter search showed that high wet canopy evaporation rates were expected in these forests. These parameters must be further studied to physically explain drivers of high wet canopy evaporation rates. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…He confirmed an earlier finding of Rutter (1963;; the latter observed in results from a pine stand in Hampshire, England, that water consumption of the stand was 15-36 per cent greater than that for grassland (Thorud (1967) and Nicolson et al (1968) showed that transpiration water saved was only a small percentage of interception loss -see section II, 2 above). Reynolds and Henderson (1967) paid considerable attention to the variability of both point throughfall (i.e. throughfall at a point on the forest floor, q.v.…”

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Developments in forest hydrology

Courtney¹

1981

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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Studies of the effect of vegetation on hydrology have been made by workers from many different disciplines with various objectives in mind. Most have been concerned, either directly or indirectly, with assessing the effects of various types of vegetation -chiefly forests -on run-off and with the effects of forests and agricultural crops on evaporation. Within the field of forest hydrology emphases have varied considerably. Some workers have concentrated on assessments of interception quantities by certain canopy types, others have investigated the effect of various management techniques on the storm hydrograph or on low-flow patterns, whilst recently considerable attention has been paid to canopy modelling strategies.Prior to the 1965 Pennsylvania Symposium on Forest Hydrology (Sopper and Lull, 1967) much of the work could be categorized as being either catchment scale (replicated catchment studies) or stand scale (interception studies). After 1965 there were studies which partly combined both approaches (e.g. Calder, 1977). Both before and after 1965 there were also important studies which could not be so categorized -the most important group of which were the studies on various aspects of evaporation.The proceedings of the Pennsylvania Symposium form one of the most important collections of review papers in this field (Sopper and Lull, 1967). Although this is a very substantial collection of original papers and national reviews of ongoing research, it is unfortunately rapidly becoming outdated. A few years earlier Penman (1963) reviewed the field in a short monograph; another more recent review of aspects of the field is that of Rutter (1975). Other important reviews are those of Molchanov (1963) who describes Russian findings to that date, Gaertner (1963) who takes a biological perspective, Goodell (1963) who discusses many of the forest management implications and Ward (1971) who discusses the field in the context of small watershed experiments. Shuttleworth (1979) has summarized evaporation studies.In this paper the perspective adopted is that of the hydrologist or the hydrometeorologist. So, for example, detailed studies of the transfer process from vegetation to the atmosphere are not reviewed in detail, although the work clearly has significant implications for the forest hydrology system. Hence this paper is concerned with the implications rather than a detailed exposition of these particular at WEST VIRGINA UNIV on July 7, 2015 ppg.sagepub.com Downloaded from 218 processes. Similarly Rutter (1975) and Slatyer (1967) adopt their own particular perspectives -that of the plant ecologist and the physiologist respectively. I Early interception and replicated catchment studiesAlthough studies of interception have been reported as early as the second half of the nineteenth century, the first major contribution in this field was by Horton (1919). Besides summarizing earlier work, Horton undertook various first-hand experiments. In these he examined interception by specimen trees (i.e. not closed canopies) of v...

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Rainfall Interception by Beech, Larch and Norway Spruce

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Rainfall partitioning along a tree diversity gradient in a deciduous old‐growth forest in Central Germany

Rainfall partitioning along a tree diversity gradient in a deciduous old‐growth forest in Central Germany

The performance of the reformulated Gash's interception loss model in Mexico's northeastern temperate forests

Developments in forest hydrology

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