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The influence of temperature variations on interception loss and water storage in vegetation canopies
Author(s) -
Lockwood J. G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr026i005p00941
Subject(s) - interception , canopy , environmental science , canopy interception , atmospheric sciences , temperate climate , rainwater harvesting , vegetation (pathology) , latitude , hydrology (agriculture) , meteorology , soil science , geology , soil water , geography , ecology , throughfall , medicine , geotechnical engineering , pathology , biology , archaeology , geodesy
Results of a numerical simulation using a multilayer model pine canopy are presented showing that if incoming radiation is kept at the realistically low levels associated with temperate latitude rainfall events, then interception loss tends to decrease with increasing temperature. If other meteorological conditions are kept constant, increasing temperature is associated with an increasing tendency for intercepted rainwater to be stored in the lower parts of the canopy for long time periods, while the upper canopy dries relatively quickly.