Potential interception in laboratory condition under simulated rain with low intensity

The research focuses on the potential interception that describes the amount of maximum storage capacity of the plant surface. The study regarded trees interception under simulated rain in the range of 2 to 11 mm/h. Non−linear model was proposed for estimation of the analysed parameter. Interdependence of potential interception and the intensity of rain and the size of droplets was described using exponential equation

Different views on tree interception process and its determinants

The subject of the study is the process of interception by plants defined as the process of retaining rainfall water on plant surface, counting retention by individual plant parts or the vegetation cover as the whole. In the quantitative approach, interception capability of plants may be compared to a reservoir, the capacity of which is determined mostly by the surface of plants. Among many approaches to describe interception processes, a lot of attention has been focused on research concerning the forest vegetation with reference to atmosphere – forest stand – soil balance. Hence, in the present paper interception issues are addressed in view of forest ecosystems. The emphasis is also put on the methods and results of studies carried out under laboratory conditions. Up-to-date literature on interception is abundant. The authors tackling this issue regularly define their own variable and complex sets of terms. This paper is an attempt to review and organize knowledge presented in existing literature on the subject

Potential interception of sprayed tree in relations to tree species and changes occurring during single rainfall

The concept of potential interception is used to determine maximum amount of water that can be retained by the surface of all parts of a sprayed tree. The word ‘potential' is supposed to emphasize the fact that ‘maximum interception' is not a constant value. For each individual rainfall it may assume a different value. Potential interception values depend each time on rainfall intensity and drop size. Nevertheless, formulas describing the influence of species specifics of trees and other characteristics of surface are still being searched for. It is also being indicated that some characteristics may demonstrate a certain dynamics related to time of exposure to factors capable of modulating these characteristics

Assessment of the design of the prototype experimental station for the research on forest trees interception in the laboratory conditions

Quantity approach of forest trees interception necessary for build mathematical formulas need to be measured in continuously controlled conditions. We developed original methodology and build all equipment for measure interception in laboratory, which allows to achieve comparable results. It was also experimentally found to what extent the prepared apparatus allows for the assumed variability of selected parameters of simulated rainfall

Field precipitation measurment under single tree canopy

Proces przenikania wody opadowej z atmosfery do pedosfery składa się z wielu przejściowych elementów. Jednym z nich jest ekosystem leśny. Zróżnicowanie ilości wody docierającej do dna lasu zależy przede wszystkim od wielkości i budowy koron drzew ale także od odległości od pnia. Zdolność do czasowego zatrzymania wody opadowej to proces intercepcji. W warunkach polowych pomiar intercepcji jest ze względu na trudności metodyczne i techniczno - organizacyjne, zadaniem trudnym do wykonania. Celem prezentowanych badań było skonstruowanie aparatury do pomiaru ilości wody docierającej pod korony drzew, precyzyjna kalibracja i testowanie przyjętej metodyki. Szesnaście urządzeń pomiarowych ustawiono pod koroną każdego analizowanego drzewa, siedemnaste urządzenie zostało zmodyfikowane do badania spływu wody opadowej po pniu a osiemnaste mierzyło opad poza drzewostanem. Przyrosty opadu zapisywano w określonych krokach czasowych co w rezultacie dawało przestrzenno czasowy obraz pojemności wodnej koron drzew. Do realizacji tego etapu wykonano deszczomierze zawierające zbiorniczek przelewowy. Rejestrator zliczał liczbę przechyleń skalibrowanego zbiorniczka i na tej podstawie określono objętości (wysokość) opadu w czasie. Jednorazowo doświadczenie celowo przeprowadzono pod koroną pojedynczego drzewa. Taki zabieg będzie pozwalał w przyszłości na komputerowe modelowanie wyników w zależności od zadanego zwarcia. Efektem wykonanych pomiarów jest graficzna interpolacja danych przestrzennych. Badania zrealizowano na terenie Leśnego Zakładu Doświadczalnego w Krynicy Zdroju (Południowa Polska). Do badań wybrano drzewo z prawidłowo rozwiniętą koroną. W przyszłości planowane jest wykorzystanie wytworzonej aparatury i rozszerzenie badań na powierzchnie zawierające zbiorowiska leśne.The process of penetration of rainwater from the atmosphere into the pedosphere consists of a multitude of transitional elements. One of them is the forest ecosystem. Variation in the amounts of water reaching the forest floor depends primarily on the size and construction of tree crowns (canopies), but also on the distance from the trunk. The ability to temporarily catch the rainwater is called interception. In the field, measurement of the interception, due to the methodological and technical complication is a difficult task to perform. The aim of the present study was to construct an apparatus for measuring the amount of water reaching under the crowns of trees, precise calibration and testing accuracy of methodology. 16 measuring devices were set under the crown of each of the trees included in the study, the 1th apparatus was modified to test the rainwater runoff on the trunk, while the 18th measured rainfall outside the beech stand. Increases in precipitation were recorded at certain intervals, which in turn provided a spatial-temporal image of the water storage capacity of tree canopies. For the realization of this stage, rain gauges containing overflow cylinders were prepared. The counter counted the number of tilts of the calibrated cylinder, and on this basis the volume (amount) of precipitation during a given time interval was determined. Once, the test was intentionally carried out under the canopy of a single tree. This treatment will allow in the future for computer modeling of the results, depending on the desired leaf canopy size. The result of measurement work carried out is a graphical interpolation of the spatial data. The study was carried out in Experimental Forests of University of Agriculture in Krynica Zdrój (southern Poland). For the study, the tree with well-developed canopy were selected. In the future, it is planned to use the equipment manufactured as part of the present study and extend the study to cover other forest tree species

hydrological properties and PAHs content in linden leaves

Zone: A - rural location; B - city - traffic pollution; C - pollution from fire.Phases: The degree of leaf cover with honeydew was assigned to the following phases: phase 0 (up to 10% of the leaf surface), phase 1 (between 11 and 30%) and phase 2 (over 30% of leaf cover with honeydew).S - water capacitySumPAH - total amount of aromatic hydrocarbons in small-leaved linden leaves.H1. the type of PAH depends on the source of contaminationH2. the amount of PAH affects the hydrological properties of the leaves.H3. the amount of honeydew and pollutants changes the texture of the leaves and changes the water capacity of the tree crownsTHIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV

Study of absorption changes in soil skeleton at selected genetic horizons using the laboratory method of abrasive wear - Magura sandstone case study

The paper presents the results of the study of changes in the normal volume of absorption capacity of soil skeletons formed from the Magura sandstone in the Beskid Makowski area, and sampled from different genetic horizons. In the field of hydrology, the key issue in assessing the water storage capacity of the soil cover storage reservoir is the water storage capacity of the skeleton part. In the case of mountain soils, the issue of determining water storage capacity seems to be of importance due to the significant share of skeleton fraction in the soil cover. Moreover, the absorption capacity of the skeleton is related to the fraction volume. Soil test pits were executed in the area of Myślenice Forest District (southern Poland), in the habitat of Carpathian beech species Dentario glandulosae−Fagetum, in a stand of fir and spruce Abieti Piceetum. The scope of field work included sampling of 6 test profiles. In each profile, samples were taken from three identified genetic horizons. Sieve analysis method was used to determine the total content of skeleton and fine earth, and percentage share of each fraction. For each skeleton fractions, normal absorption capacity and bulk density were found. An important, supplementary part of the study was the isolation of fine−grained and coarse sandstone in each sample. After such processing, the collected material was compared with the material remaining after the successive stages of soil skeleton abrasion (weathering) in an aqueous medium, according to methodological assumptions. A device was used to perform this stage of the study. Changes in water storage capacity were mainly considered taking into account the fraction size and the location depth in a soil profile (without specifying the thickness changes). Differences were found between the absorption capacity of skeleton occurring naturally in the soil, and water absorption capacity of skeleton devoid of the outer layer of detritus as a result of the abrasion method. Water storage capacity values were decreasing after each successive step of the experimental run, along with increasing fraction size and the depth of their position in the profile. Preliminary results showed that the changes of absorption capacity are more strongly correlated with size of the fraction than with position in a genetic horizon

Spatio-temporal variability of water storage capacity in forest canopies of European beech

The study presents plant interception understood as a process of retaining rainfall over the entire surface of the plant. The objective was to collect and prepare data presenting changes in the amount of rainwater reaching the forest floor, and to inference on the diversity of water capacity within canopy of a single tree. A characteristic feature of an interceptive tank is the lack of tightness, which provides the possibility for the determination of horizontal distribution of water that reaches the forest floor. The amount of throughfall depends on direct rainfall and humidity, while its spatial distribution depends on the structure and species composition, the shape of crowns, the degree of compaction of foliage in the crowns and the distance from the tree trunk. Increase in rainfall was reported at specified time points, which, in combination with the distribution of rain gauges in the square grid, provided spatio−temporal image describing changes of water capacity of the treetops. Single tree and biogroups influence the specific mosaic of soil properties that change even on a small scale. This kind of interaction is somewhat important for the stand regeneration. The studies were carried out in Węgierska Górka Forest District (southern Poland). Changes in the amount of rainwater reaching the forest floor after successive time points during 47 individual rainfall events were controlled. Spatio−temporal distribution of rainfall was related to the distance from the trunk, but primarily to the construction of the treetop. As a result, the graphic interpolation of spatial data describing the amount of water retained in the treetop after a single rainfall was provided. The distance from the trunk, the branch system and construction of the treetop significantly affected the amount of water reaching the forest floor. The morphology of the treetop and root system, as well as the characteristics of beech trunk are causes, and simultaneously, consequences of penetration of rainfall into the forest floor that is characteristic for this species. The increasing attention is paid to determine the spatial variability of studied phenomena, which is a kind of physical−mathematical model, which takes into account the local variation of the analyzed traits

Linking the contents of hydrophobic PAHs with the canopy water storage capacity of coniferous trees

The canopy water storage capacity (S) is an important parameter for the hydrological cycle in forests. One factor which influences the canopy water storage capacity is leaf texture, which in turn is thought to be affected by the contents of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In order to improve our understanding of the relevant processes of S we simulated rainfall and measured the canopy water storage capacity of coniferous species which grew under various conditions ranging from low to very high levels of pollution. The contents of 18 PAHs were measured in the needles. The species chosen were: Scots pine (Pinus sylwestris L), Norway spruce (Picea abies L) and silver fir (Abies Alba MILL). Sample branches were collected in 3 locations: A - forest; B - housing estate; C - city center