On Canopy Rainfall Interception Modeling in a Eucalyptus Plantation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Characterization of the Study Area
2.2. Instrumentation
2.3. Modeling the Canopy Interception (CI)—Gash Model
2.4. Gash Model Model Performance Assessment
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Climate and Canopy Water Balance Observed during the Study Period
3.2. Parametrization of the Gash Model
3.3. Performance of the Modified Gash Model in the Eucalyptus Plantation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Unit | Average | Maximum | Minimum |
---|---|---|---|---|
c | - | 0.54 | 0.69 (P1, P12) | 0.42 (P30) |
p | - | 0.46 | 0.58 (P30) | 0.31 (P1, P12) |
Ē | mm·h−1 | 0.15 | 0.18 (P1) | 0.12 (P30) |
Ēc | mm·h−1 | 0.28 | 0.13 (P1) | 0.12 (P30) |
mm·h−1 | 0.94 | 1.50 (P1) | 0.33 (30) | |
P′g | mm | 3.03 | 3.90 (P30) | 2.15 (P30) |
P″g | mm | 6.30 | 10.61 (P31) | 3.21 (P5) |
S | mm | 1.46 | 2.11 (P1) | 0.94 (P30) |
Sc | mm | 2.70 | 3.06 (P1) | 2.24 (P30) |
St | mm | 0.24 | 0.66 (P31) | 0.03 (P1) |
pt | - | 0.06 | 0.49 (P1) | 0.01 (P31) |
Parameters | Unit | Spacings (m) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
3 × 2 (CV%) | 3 × 3 (CV%) | 3 × 5 (CV%) | ||
c | - | 0.58 (13.2%) | 0.50 (15.5%) | 0.48 (11.2% |
p | - | 0.42 (15.5%) | 0.50 (17.2%) | 0.52 (13.7%) |
Ē | mm·h−1 | 0.15 (9.5%) | 0.15 (8.5%) | 0.15 (7.0%) |
Ēc | mm·h−1 | 0.12 (3.2%) | 0.12 (4.1%) | 0.13 (3.7%) |
mm·h−1 | 0.94 (25.7%) | 0.94 (30.2%) | 0.94 (22.1%) | |
P′g | mm | 3.06 (14.2%) | 3.02 (18.8%) | 2.95 (10.1%) |
P″g | mm | 7.59 (30.1%) | 5.24 (35.3%) | 3.72 (34.5%) |
S | mm | 1.56 (27.9%) | 1.36 (25%) | 1.28 (21.5%) |
Sc | mm | 2.69 (14.1%) | 2.72 (15.9%) | 2.67 (13.2%) |
St | mm | 0.29 (61.3%) | 0.26 (71.3%) | 0.14 (75.3%) |
pt | mm | 0.08 (75.6%) | 0.06 (89.1%) | 0.01 (95.1%) |
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Melo Neto, J.O.; Rodrigues, A.F.; Mello, C.R. On Canopy Rainfall Interception Modeling in a Eucalyptus Plantation. Forests 2024, 15, 1577. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15091577
Melo Neto JO, Rodrigues AF, Mello CR. On Canopy Rainfall Interception Modeling in a Eucalyptus Plantation. Forests. 2024; 15(9):1577. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15091577
Chicago/Turabian StyleMelo Neto, José O., André F. Rodrigues, and Carlos R. Mello. 2024. "On Canopy Rainfall Interception Modeling in a Eucalyptus Plantation" Forests 15, no. 9: 1577. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15091577