A Study on Rainfall Regulation and Holding Capacity of Forest Land in Jiulong Mountain, Beijing / 北京九龙山林地对降雨的调蓄功能

• Published in: Forest research (Beijing) Vol. 7; no. 2; p. 162
• Main Authors: 张理宏, 李昌哲, 杨立文
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Beijing Chinese Academy of Forestry 01.01.1994
• Subjects: Forests; Rain; Beijing China; China
• ISSN: 1001-1498

The rainfall regulation and holding capacity of the forest canopy,litter andsoil in Jiulong Mountain were studied. The results showed that:mean annual rainfall interception rate of forest canopy in 25-year-old artificial plantation of Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.and Platycladus orientalis(L.)Franco is about 22%～32%; the mean interception rateof heavy rain storm 7%～10%,The effective amoun of retention by litter 0.46～2.42 mm.The capacity of regulation and rainfall holding of soil horizon could be classified into 3 categories:fast,slow and changed regulation.Among them,the fast regulation amount is between 35～48 mm,the slow regulation amount 54～48 mm,and the changed regulation amount 28～52 mm.The sum of the three is called as the effective amount of regulation and holding,which is between 103～141 mm,It is clear that the soil horizon posseses the greatestcapacity.Although the annual amount of rainfall regulation of the forest canopy is ratherlarge,its regulation amount to heavy rainstorm accounts for only 10% of the