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Fog interception in a Puerto Rican elfin cloud forest: A wet-canopy water budget approach
| Authors: | F. Holwerda, L.A. Bruijnzeel, A.L. Oord, F.N. Scatena |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Type: | Book |
| Station: | International Institute of Tropical Forestry |
| Source: | Bruijnzeel, L.A.; Scatena, F.N.; Hamilton, L.S., eds. Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conservation and Management. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 282-292 |
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Abstract
Between 10 July and 25 October 2001, fog interception (CWI) by a Puerto Rican elfin cloud forest at 970 m.a.s.l. was studied. Values of CWI were estimated from the wet-canopy water budget as the sum of throughfall, stemflow, and interception loss, minus rainfall corrected for the effect of slope. CWI was also estimated from throughfall measurements during periods fog-only. Timing and duration of fog were measured using a wire harp that was protected against rainfall. Estimated rates of CWI correlated significantly (p