Rainfall interception by annual grass and chaparral . . . losses compared

Edward S. Corbett; Robert P. Crouse

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Rainfall interception by annual grass and chaparral . . . losses compared

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Edward S. Corbett, Robert P. Crouse

Year:

1968

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Paper PSW-RP-48. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 12 p

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Abstract

Loss of precipitation due to interception by annual grass and grass litter was measured during three rainy seasons on the San Dimas Experimental Forest, in southern California. Interception loss from annual grass averaged 7.9 percent; that from mature chaparral cover, 12.8 percent. If chaparral stands were converted to grass, an estimated 1.3 inches of gross interception could be saved each year.

Keywords

precipitation interception, evapotranspiration, water yield, brush removal (-hydrology), plant water relations

Citation

Corbett, Edward S.; Crouse, Robert P. 1968. Rainfall interception by annual grass and chaparral . . . losses compared. Res. Paper PSW-RP-48. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 12 p