The measurement and modelling of rainfall interception by Amazonian rain forest

C. R. Lloyd; J. H.C. Gash; W. J. Shuttleworth; A. de

doi:10.1016/0168-1923(88)90055-X

The measurement and modelling of rainfall interception by Amazonian rain forest

C. R. Lloyd, J. H.C. Gash, W. J. Shuttleworth, A. de

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Abstract

Measurements of the evaporation of rainfall intercepted by Amazonian rain forest were compared with estimates made by two models, the Rutter model and Gash's analytical model, applied to meteorological measurements made with automatic weather stations mounted above the forest. Neither of the model estimates of interception loss was significantly different from measured interception loss, which amounted to 8.9% of the measured rainfall.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	277-294
Number of pages	18
Journal	Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Volume	43
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1923(88)90055-X
State	Published - Sep 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Atmospheric Science

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