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A study on crown interception with four dominant tree species : A direct measurement

Li, Xiang ; Niu, Jianzhi ; Zhang, Linus LU orcid ; Xiao, Qingfu ; McPherson, Gregory E. ; Van Doorn, Natalie ; Yu, Xinxiao ; Xie, Baoyuan ; Dymond, Salli and Li, Jiao , et al. (2016) In Hydrology Research 47(4). p.857-868
Abstract

An experiment was conducted to concentrate on the rainfall interception process of individual trees for four common species in Beijing, China, which included needle species (Platycladus orientalis and Pinus tabulaeformis) and broadleaf species (Quercus variabilis and Acer truncatum). Two types of interception storages, the maximum (Cmax) and the minimum interception storage (Cmin), were examined at four simulated rainfall intensities (from 11.7 to 78.5 mm hr-1). Results showed that an average of 91% of Cmax for all the species was intercepted during the first 10 minutes of rainfall, while 45% of Cmax drained off after rainfall cessation. Leaf area index (LAI) and leaf area (LA) were... (More)

An experiment was conducted to concentrate on the rainfall interception process of individual trees for four common species in Beijing, China, which included needle species (Platycladus orientalis and Pinus tabulaeformis) and broadleaf species (Quercus variabilis and Acer truncatum). Two types of interception storages, the maximum (Cmax) and the minimum interception storage (Cmin), were examined at four simulated rainfall intensities (from 11.7 to 78.5 mm hr-1). Results showed that an average of 91% of Cmax for all the species was intercepted during the first 10 minutes of rainfall, while 45% of Cmax drained off after rainfall cessation. Leaf area index (LAI) and leaf area (LA) were significantly correlated (p < 0.05) with Cmax and Cmin, while such significant correlations were not found between rainfall intensity and Cmax and Cmin. Average Cmax and Cmin across all the species corresponded to 3 and 1% of gross rainfall. Mean Cmax and Cmin of the needle species were 3.0 and 1.8 times larger than that for the broadleaf ones. Results revealed that interception was a dynamic process which encompassed three phases. In addition, LAI and LA were valid predictors of interception in small trees, and deserve further test in forest stands.

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Interception process, Interception storage, Leaf area, Leaf area index, Rainfall intensity, Tree species
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Hydrology Research
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47
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12 pages
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IWA Publishing
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  • scopus:84982868423
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1998-9563
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10.2166/nh.2015.066
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>An experiment was conducted to concentrate on the rainfall interception process of individual trees for four common species in Beijing, China, which included needle species (Platycladus orientalis and Pinus tabulaeformis) and broadleaf species (Quercus variabilis and Acer truncatum). Two types of interception storages, the maximum (C<sub>max</sub>) and the minimum interception storage (C<sub>min</sub>), were examined at four simulated rainfall intensities (from 11.7 to 78.5 mm hr<sup>-1</sup>). Results showed that an average of 91% of C<sub>max</sub> for all the species was intercepted during the first 10 minutes of rainfall, while 45% of C<sub>max</sub> drained off after rainfall cessation. Leaf area index (LAI) and leaf area (LA) were significantly correlated (p &lt; 0.05) with C<sub>max</sub> and C<sub>min</sub>, while such significant correlations were not found between rainfall intensity and C<sub>max</sub> and C<sub>min</sub>. Average C<sub>max</sub> and C<sub>min</sub> across all the species corresponded to 3 and 1% of gross rainfall. Mean C<sub>max</sub> and C<sub>min</sub> of the needle species were 3.0 and 1.8 times larger than that for the broadleaf ones. Results revealed that interception was a dynamic process which encompassed three phases. In addition, LAI and LA were valid predictors of interception in small trees, and deserve further test in forest stands.</p>}},
  author       = {{Li, Xiang and Niu, Jianzhi and Zhang, Linus and Xiao, Qingfu and McPherson, Gregory E. and Van Doorn, Natalie and Yu, Xinxiao and Xie, Baoyuan and Dymond, Salli and Li, Jiao and Meng, Chen and Luo, Ziteng}},
  issn         = {{1998-9563}},
  keywords     = {{Interception process; Interception storage; Leaf area; Leaf area index; Rainfall intensity; Tree species}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{08}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{857--868}},
  publisher    = {{IWA Publishing}},
  series       = {{Hydrology Research}},
  title        = {{A study on crown interception with four dominant tree species : A direct measurement}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/nh.2015.066}},
  doi          = {{10.2166/nh.2015.066}},
  volume       = {{47}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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