In: Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, vol. 62, no. 4
Michal Dohnal - Tomáš Černý - Jana Votrubová - Miroslav Tesař
Details:
Year, pages: 2014, 277 - 284
Keywords:
Interception loss; Interception capacity; Free throughfall; Evaporation; Hydrological balance of vegetation
cover.
Original source URL: http://www.ih.savba.sk/jhh
About article:
The interception was recognized as an important part of the catchment water balance in temperate climate.
The mountainous forest ecosystem at experimental headwater catchment Liz has been subject of long-term monitoring.
Unique dataset in terms of time resolution serves to determine canopy storage capacity and free throughfall. Spatial variability
of throughfall was studied using one weighing and five tipping bucket rain gauges. The basic characteristics of
forest affecting interception process were determined for the Norway spruce stand at the experimental area – the leaf area
index was 5.66 – 6.00 m2 m–2, the basal area was 55.7 m2 ha–1, and the crown closure above individual rain gauges was
between 19 and 95%. The total interception loss in both growing seasons analyzed was 34.5%. The mean value of the interception
capacity determined was about 2 mm. Throughfall exhibited high variability from place to place and it was
strongly affected by character of rainfall. On the other hand, spatial pattern of throughfall in average showed low variability.
How to cite:
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Dohnal, M., Černý, T., Votrubová, J., Tesař, M. 2014. Rainfall interception and spatial variability of throughfall in spruce stand. In Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, vol. 62, no.4, pp. 277-284. 0042-790X (until 2019) .
APA:
Dohnal, M., Černý, T., Votrubová, J., Tesař, M. (2014). Rainfall interception and spatial variability of throughfall in spruce stand. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 62(4), 277-284. 0042-790X (until 2019) .