Calculation and simulation of wind controlled canopy interception of a beech forest in Northern Germany

Water use in neighbouring stands of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.)

“…This corresponds also to the recent study of Martin et al [25], who demonstrated that an infinite surface conductance (representing wet leaf surfaces) would increase forest evaporation severalfold under a given radiation input. The observed amount for E i of 16 % of P G for beech and alder forest is even lower than the 29 % reported by Nizinski and Saugier [29] for the above-mentioned oak forest of Fontainebleau, but matches a range that is typical for broadleaved forests in temperate regions [18,30].…”

Effect of forest and grassland vegetation on soil hydrology in Mátra Mountains (Hungary)

“…The mean throughfall delay of the two studied sites differed in the spring period, when foliage started to grow. The determined interception losses are within the range (11-36%) given for broadleaved forests in the literature review by Hörman et al (1996). Soil water content dynamics show similar trend in the forest soil profiles and in the grassland profile (Fig.…”

Modelling and measurement of two-layer-canopy interception losses in a subtropical evergreen forest of central-south China

“…Canopy interception loss, the proportion of incident precipitation that is intercepted, stored and subsequently evaporated from the leaves, branches and stems of vegetation, is a significant and sometimes a dominant component of evapotranspiration from forest stands (Gash, 1979;Dolman, 1988;Hörmann et al, 1996;Acreman, 2003). Canopy interception loss is approximated as the difference between incident precipitation measured above the canopy and the sum of throughfall and stemflow below the canopy (Lloyd, et al, 1988;Mahendrappa, 1990;Tobón et al, 2000).…”