Evaluating a Model of Evaporation and Transpiration with Observations in a Partially Wet Douglas-Fir Forest |
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| Authors: | Fred C Bosveld Willem Bouten |
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| Institution: | (1) Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 201, 3730 AE De Bilt, The Netherlands;(2) Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics – Physical Geography, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | The Penman–Monteith equation is extended to describe evaporation of intercepted rain, transpiration and the interaction between these processes in a single explicit function. This single-layer model simulates the effects of heat exchange, stomatal blocking and changed humidity deficit close to the canopy as a function of canopywater storage. Evaporation depends on the distribution of water over the canopy and the energy exchange between wet and dry parts. Transpiration depends on the dry canopy surface resistance that is described with a Jarvis-type response. The explicit functions obtained for water vapour fluxes facilitate a straightforward identificationof the various processes. Canopy water storage amounts and xylem sapflow were measured simultaneously during drying episodes after rainfall in a dense, partially wet, Douglas-fir forest. Estimates of evaporation and transpiration rates are derived from these observations. The analysis shows that evaporation induced transpirationreduction is mainly caused by energy consumption. Changes in water vapour deficit have a minor effect due to a compensating stomatal reaction. The remaining difference between observed and modelled transpiration reduction can be attributed to partial blocking of stomata by the water layer. |
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| Keywords: | Evaporation Forest Hydrology Interaction Penman– Monteith equation Transpiration Wet canopy |
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