Interception of rainfall in a hedgerow apple orchard

Measurements of incident rainfall for an orchard, and throughfall and stemflow under the crowns of apple trees are presented for a 3-month period. The variability of throughfall under a single tree and between trees is assessed and equations to estimate interception loss, throughfall and stemflow fr...

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Published inJournal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 87; no. 3-4; pp. 245 - 253
Main Authors De Miranda, R.A.Calheiros, Butler, D.R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 30.10.1986
Elsevier Science
Subjects
canopy
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
estimation
Exact sciences and technology
Hydrology. Hydrogeology
interception (hydrology)
measurement
orchards
Picea abies
plant physiology
plant-water relations
rain
soil water content
stemflow
throughfall
Thuja plicata
Vegetation
Atmospheric precipitation
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Summary:Measurements of incident rainfall for an orchard, and throughfall and stemflow under the crowns of apple trees are presented for a 3-month period. The variability of throughfall under a single tree and between trees is assessed and equations to estimate interception loss, throughfall and stemflow from incident rainfall are given. During the period of assessment, the overall interception loss in the rows was about 15% of the incident rainfall.
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ISSN:0022-1694
1879-2707
DOI:10.1016/0022-1694(86)90017-X