4. INTERCEPTION
Precipitation P Evapo- Transpiration ET Dripping P D Stemflow P S Throughfall P T SS
INPUT = OUTPUT +/- STORAGE P = (P T + P S + P D + E) +/- S P forest = (P T + P S + P D ) P interception = E +/- S P = P forest + P interception
ATMOSPHERE VEGETATION GROUND
ATMOSPHERE VEGETATION GROUND
ATMOSPHERE VEGETATION GROUND
ATMOSPHERE VEGETATION GROUND
ATMOSPHERE VEGETATION GROUND
ATMOSPHERE VEGETATION GROUND
Include Evaporative Loss
Without ET
Without ET
Observed interception Calculated as the mean of the “interceptometer’ readings Source: R. Horton, Monthly Weather Review
Initially leaf storage accounts for all precipitation in the storm Evaporation as a fixed percentage of precipitation accounts for most of the precipitation NOT reaching the ground Transition during which leaf storage becomes proportionally less important relative to the total precipitation in the storm.
Initially leaf storage accounts for all precipitation in the storm Evaporation as a fixed percentage of precipitation accounts for most of the precipitation NOT reaching the ground Transition during which leaf storage becomes proportionally less important relative to the total precipitation in the storm. Snowmelt drip After Schomaker, 1966
Source: Bonan, 2008: Ecological Climatology 2012 Forest Fires 2013 Floods Front Ranges, Colorado
L = S + K.E.t S = Leaf storage (e.g. 0.05cm) K = Leaf Area Index (e.g. 0.6) E = Evaporation rate (e.g. 0.1 cm/hr) Rainfall intensity = 0.5 cm/hr Cumulative Rainfall Cumulative Interception (L) INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERCEPTION TERMS
Ground Veg
Leaf area index in monocultures and mixtures of Cedrela, Cordia, and Hyeronima from age 1.0 to 3.5 yr at La Selva Biological Station, CostaRica. From: Menalled, Kelty and Ewell, 1998
INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERCEPTION TERMS Interception as % of rainfall
abn Orchards Ash woods Beech woods Oak woods Maple woods Willow shrubs Hemlock and pine woods (inches) Source: Gray, 1970, Principles of Hydrology
ab Small crops0.02h0.15h Meadow grass0.005h0.08h Forage crops0.01h0.10h Small grains0.005h0.05h Corn0.005h Source: Gray, 1970, Principles of Hydrology
Source: Tobon Marin et al., 2000