Influence of forest and shrub canopies on precipitation partitioning and isotopic signatures          下载免费PDF全文

Chris Soulsby  Hannah Braun  Matthias Sprenger  Markus Weiler  Doerthe Tetzlaff 《水文研究》2017,31(24):4282-4296

Over a 4‐month summer period, we monitored how forest (Pinus sylvestris ) and heather moorland (Calluna spp. and Erica spp.) vegetation canopies altered the volume and isotopic composition of net precipitation (NP) in a southern boreal landscape in northern Scotland. During that summer period, interception losses were relatively high and higher under forests compared to moorland (46% of gross rainfall [GR] compared with 35%, respectively). Throughfall (TF) volumes exhibited marked spatial variability in forests, depending upon local canopy density, but were more evenly distributed under heather moorland. In the forest stands, stemflow was a relatively small canopy flow path accounting for only 0.9–1.6% of NP and only substantial in larger events. Overall, the isotopic composition of NP was not markedly affected by canopy interactions; temporal variation of stable water isotopes in TF closely corresponded to that of GR with differences of TF‐GR being ?0.52‰ for δ²H and ?0.14‰ for δ¹⁸O for forests and 0.29‰ for δ²H and ?0.04‰ for δ¹⁸O for heather moorland. These differences were close to, or within, analytical precision of isotope determination, though the greater differences under forest were statistically significant. Evidence for evaporative fractionation was generally restricted to low rainfall volumes in low intensity events, though at times, subtle effects of liquid–vapour moisture exchange and/or selective transmission though canopies were evident. Fractionation and other effects were more evident in stemflow but only marked in smaller events. The study confirmed earlier work that increased forest cover in the Scottish Highlands will likely cause an increase in interception and green water fluxes at the expenses of blue water fluxes to streams. However, the low‐energy, humid environment means that isotopic changes during such interactions will only have a minor overall effect on the isotopic composition of NP.  相似文献   

The effects of forest litter on snow energy budget in the Tianshan Mountains,China          下载免费PDF全文

Heng Lu  Ming‐Zhe Liu  Xi Han 《水文研究》2017,31(8):1602-1612

Forest litter exerts an impact on the energy budget of snow surfaces, which lie beneath forest canopies. In this study, we measured shortwave and longwave radiation levels, as well as quantities of Asian spruce (Picea schrenkinan ) forest litter, over 3 snow study plots that representing an open environment, 20% forest canopy openness (20% FCO), and 80% forest canopy openness (80% FCO). The fractional litter coverage (lc ) was obtained through the binarization of digital photographs of forest litter. The effects of forest litter on snow surface albedo (α ), snow surface temperature (T _s ), upward shortwave and longwave radiation (K _↑ and L _↑), and sensible heat flux (H ) were then analyzed. According to our results, the energy budget over snow surface influenced by forest litter principally due to forest litter forcing α decrease and T _s increase. The effects of forest litter on the energy budget increased with time and lc . We found that forest litter exerted the most significant impact on K _↑ and L _↑ at daytime during the latter stages of the snowmelt period. The influence of forest litter on H was more apparent on windy days. The presence of forest litter increased gains in shortwave radiation and losses in longwave radiation and decreased gains in H . Compared to the simulated energy (K _↑ + L _↑ + H ) over a snow surface without litter, the calculated energy decreased by ?13.4 W/m² and increased by 9.0 W/m², respectively, at the 20% FCO and 80% FCO sites during the latter stages of the snowmelt period. Overall, forest litter facilitated snow surface energy gains at the 80% FCO site and impeded them at the 20% FCO site during the latter stages of the snowmelt period.  相似文献   

Landslide detection using probability regression,a case study of Wenchuan,northwest of Chengdu     

《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》2017

Landslides have become one of the dominant disasters all around the world. Reliable and efficient landslide mapping is playing a significant role in landslide studies. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is little research on detecting multiple landslides simultaneously from images to stimulate practical cases. In this work, we propose a regression model to detect landslides and investigate its applicability in practical cases. It synthesizes contextual, spectral and geometric features. Among the test images, F-measure of landslide detection has a range between 0.771 and 0.998, validating its robustness and high efficiency.  相似文献   

How much water do Chilean forests use? A review of interception losses in forest plot studies          下载免费PDF全文

Sylvia Soto‐Schönherr  Andrés Iroumé 《水文研究》2016,30(25):4674-4686

After several years of decreased annual rainfall and water shortages, the Chilean society is demanding that forest plantations take accountability of their role in consuming scarce water resources. Evidence has shown that interception losses are considerable when determining water production in watersheds. The aim of this study was to determine if site and stand variables explain interception losses by Chilean forests for the development of an empirical model that could predict the potential impacts of forest management practices and land‐use change. A total of 127 data from annual water balance plot studies in Chile were compiled to derive relationships between interception and precipitation, species composition, plantation age and other stand and site variables. The reviewed data indicated that annual interception losses are mainly explained by annual rainfall and basal area of the forest stands, with a clear difference between the northern (dryer) and southern (wetter) regions of Chile. For a wide latitudinal gradient, forest composition and age, annual interception accounted for approximately 21% of incoming precipitations. Broadleaved forest stands (including native broadleaved and eucalypt forests) generally presented higher interception losses than conifers. Interception was higher in northern zones, indicating that forests have greater impacts on water resources in dryer regions. Our results were compiled in empirical models, which can be used to estimate forest interception in a latitudinal gradient in Chile and to support policy making. These results are also proposed as an approximate analogue of the changes in forest interception losses, which may occur as vegetation belts shift latitudinally as a result of the impact of climate change. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

A weighing lysimeter in a regenerating eucalypt forest: Design,construction, and performance     

W. Reyenga  F. X. Dunin  B. C. Bautovich  C. R. Rath  L. B. Hulse 《水文研究》1988,2(4):301-314

A 36 tonne monolithic weighing lysimeter (3.7 m diameter and 1.5 m deep) was installed in Kioloa State Forest near Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia, to provide a continuous record of water use from a regenerating natural eucaplyt community, five years old at installation. The resolution is equivalent to 0.05 mm of evaporation and provides hourly information for diurnal variation of forest evaporation. The sensitivity of 14 ppm compares favourably with those reported for other lysimeters, similar in magnitude, in the U.S.A. Design criteria for selecting, isolating and suspending a sample community ‘in situ’ with an electro-mechanical balance are outlined. Procedures adopted during installation are described with emphasis placed on precautions taken to minimize disturbance and to avert possible changes in character of the isolated natural community. Lysimeter performance was assessed both in terms of its accuracy and its operation as a remote facility with infrequent attention.  相似文献   

Fog precipitation in the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve,Guatemala     

Curtis D. Holder 《水文研究》2003,17(10):2001-2010

Fog precipitation occurs when fog droplets are filtered by the forest canopy and coalesce on the vegetative surfaces to form larger water droplets that drip to the forest floor. This study examines the quantity of throughfall compared with incident precipitation produced by the canopy of a lower montane rain forest (2100 m) and an upper montane cloud forest (2550 m) in the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala. Fog precipitation was measured with throughfall and precipitation gauges from 23 July 1995 to 7 June 1996. Fog precipitation occurred during sampling periods when throughfall exceeded incident precipitation. Fog precipitation contributed <1% of total water inputs in the cloud forest at 2100 m during the 44‐week period, whereas fog precipitation contributed 7·4% at 2550 m during the same period. The depth equivalent of fog precipitation was greater at 2550 m (203·4 mm) than at 2100 m (23·4 mm). The calculation of fog precipitation in this study is underestimated. The degree of underestimation may be evident in the difference in apparent rainfall interception between 2100 m (35%) and 2550 m (4%). Because the apparent interception rate at 2550 m is significantly lower than 2100 m, the canopy probably is saturated for longer periods as a result of cloud water contributions. Data show a seasonal pattern of fog precipitation most evident at the 2550 m site. Fog precipitation represented a larger proportion of total water inputs during the dry season (November to May). Because cloud forests generate greater than 1 mm day^?1 of fog precipitation in higher elevations of the Sierra de las Minas, the conservation of the cloud forest may be important to meet the water demands of a growing population in the surrounding arid lowlands. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

湘西土家族苗族自治州荒山资源开发中的问题与对策     

傅廷璋 《山地学报》1989,(2)

湘西自治州,属武陵山区,共有荒山78.3万公顷,占总土地面积的37％,以往开发中存在的主要问题是:毁林开荒,生态环境恶化,水土流失严重,旱涝灾害频繁。对策是:大量发展经济林和用材林,营造水源涵养林和薪炭林,实行林牧结合,提高山地利用率。  相似文献   

THE　STRUCTURE　AND　DYNAMICS　OF　THE　LAND　RESOURCES　SYSTEM　IN　THE　FARMLAND　SHELTER　FOREST　REGION　IN　THE　NORTHEAST　PLAIN     

Bai Zhang 《中国地理科学(英文版)》1994,4(4):322-332

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土层对地震的随机反应分析   总被引：32，自引：1，他引：31  

曾心传  秦小军 《地震工程与工程振动》1998,18(3):27-39

利用随机振动理论,本文研究了非均匀土层对地震的动力反应问题,假定土层的剪切模量随深度呈指数函数形式分布,关于基岩输入地震动加速度的功率谱密度函数,考虑了两种形式：白噪声谱和有色谱,为了比较起见,文中考虑了均匀土层的情形,数值计算表明;（１）在基岩输入地震动加速度的功率谱密度为白谱的情况下,土层的最大期望反应（相对位移,绝对加速度,剪应变）大于基岩输入地震动的功率谱为有色谱的情形;（２）在土层的上部  相似文献   

连云港市森林火灾发生特点及火险预报方法的研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

冯家沛  刘步宽 《南京气象学院学报》1998,21(4):709-714

通过对连云港市１９８７－１９９３年大小和程度不同的１１１次森林火灾查找原因并进行天气分析,指出原全国森林火险天气等级方法的不合理部分,并加以改进,增加了实效雨量、积雪深度等因素,推导出比较符合实际的森林火险天气等级预报方法。通过１９９４－１９９６年的４５次森林火灾验证,准确率提高达９％。  相似文献