Modeling rainfall interception loss components of forests
Modeling rainfall interception loss components of forests
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124449
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发表时间:
2020-05
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
J. Návar
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作者:
J. Návar
Interception loss,I, the amount of precipitation intercepted by forests and evaporated back to the atmosphere plays important roles in the water balance and the climate system by removing approximately one quarter of the annual precipitation from the terrestrial hydrologic cycle. Models are critical for simulatingIand its components; the canopy storage,S, and the evaporation rate during the storm,Er. The energy and the water balance methods commonly yield differentErassessments. Hence, there is an urgent need for further model development, testing, and simplification in order to independently evaluateI,S, andEr. The objectives of this study were to: (i) develop an independent model to assessI,SandEr; (ii) compare the model based on its fitness to cumulative and event based measured data ofI; and (iii) identify the strengths and limitations of the proposed model. By breaking the linear and power regression equations commonly fitted to theIvs.P, gross precipitation, relationship, the model analytically isolatesSandEp(L L−1) as a function ofP. Field measurements of 44Icase studies collected from Mexico and classified into arid & semi-arid, A&S (N = 13), tropical montane cloud, TMC (N = 6), temperate, T (N = 4), and tropical dry, TD (N = 21), forests were used to calibrate the model. Results showed that even though the model was constructed independently of the common equations; it isolatesS,ErandEpand reproduces remarkably well the conventional empirical linear and power regression equations ofIvs.P; and simulates unbiased cumulative and individual-stormIvalues. When coupled with the function of rainfall duration, the model projects lowerErrates than previously anticipated using other empirical approaches. Statistical analysis revealed the likely oscillation of theIvs.Prelationship between the linear and power functions depending on rainfall, canopy and climate conditions. The model represents an important advancement in forest hydrology by analytically isolatingS,Er,Epand simulating compatibleIvalues for individual as well as for assemblages of storms. It further clarifies the large variability ofErand helps to explain the role of forests in the water budget and the climate system.