Modelling Wetland Growing Season Rainfall Interception Losses Based on Maximum Canopy Storage Measurements

Modelling crop canopy and residue rainfall interception effects on soil hydrological components for semi-arid agriculture

Crop canopies and residues have been shown to intercept a significant amount of rainfall. However, rainfall or irrigation interception by crops and residues has often been overlooked in hydrologic modelling. Crop canopy interception is controlled by canopy density and rainfall intensity and duration. Crop residue interception is a function of crop residue type, residue density and cover, and ra...

Modeling and measurements of canopy interception loss

Modeling and measurement of two-layer-canopy interception losses in a subtropical mixed forest of central-south China G. Zhang, G. M. Zeng, Y. M. Jiang, G. H. Huang, J. B. Li, J. M. Yao, W. Tan, R. J. Xiang, and X. L. Zhang College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P.R. China Hunan Environment Protection Bureau, Changsha, 410082, P.R. China Xiangya Co...

Canopy architecture and radiation interception measurements in olive

In this work we tested techniques suitable for a future validation of the RATP model to simulate transpiration and photosynthesis of mature olive trees under field conditions. Canopy architecture was characterised with an electromagnetic 3D digitiser and the software 3A. Although the capability of the software to deal with big data sets has to be improved, the system seems to meet the RATP requ...

Quantifying Rainfall Interception Loss of a Subtropical Broadleaved Forest in Central Taiwan

The factors controlling seasonal rainfall interception loss are investigated by using a double-mass curve analysis, based on direct measurements of high-temporal resolution gross rainfall, throughfall and stemflow from 43 rainfall events that occurred in central Taiwan from April 2008 to April 2009. The canopy water storage capacity for the wet season was estimated to be 1.86 mm, about twice th...

Improving Water Resource Assessment in Hawaii by Using LiDAR Measurements of Canopy Structure to Estimate Rainfall Interception