Open AccessThe climate of a Danish beech wood, Hestehaven, eastern Jutland
Author(s) -
Rasmussen Søren,
Nielsen Mogens Klitgaard,
Hansen Jens P. N.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
ecography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.973
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1600-0587
pISSN - 0906-7590
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1982.tb01056.x
Subject(s) - beech , environmental science , precipitation , clearing , advection , atmospheric sciences , wind speed , canopy , humidity , ecology , geology , geography , meteorology , biology , physics , finance , economics , thermodynamics
The wind profile in the IBP beech stand and the vertical temperature distribution in the same beech stand and in a neighbouring clearing were investigated. In addition the temperature and humidity conditions in the trunk space of the beech stand and in the clearing were compared. The precipitation components were investigated during two periods. Because of the topography and the small extent of the wood the wind profile depends strongly on the wind direction. Maximum temperatures were found to occur in the upper part of the canopy during in‐leaf periods. During leafless periods the temperature distribution indicates the presence of two distinct levels of energy exchange, Advection of airmasses from the adjoining bay strongly influences the climate of the wood. Because of the density of trees and the narrow fanshaped canopies, yearly throughfalls amount to 55–60% of the total precipitation, while stemflows amount to as much as 12%.