Rainfall interception in three contrasting lowland rain forest types in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 340, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 217-232

  Vernimmen, R R E ^a   Bruijnzeel, L A ^a   Romdoni, A ^b   Proctor, J ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b PADJADJARAN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heath Forest; Interception; Leaf area index; Lowland Evergreen Rain Forest; Rainfall characteristics

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY;

LEAF AREA INDEX; LOWLAND EVERGREEN RAIN FOREST; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS;

RAIN;

EVAPORATION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; RAIN;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTERCEPTION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; RAINFALL; RAINFOREST; RAINGAUGE; STEMFLOW; THROUGHFALL;

EVAPORATION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; RAIN;

ASIA; CENTRAL KALIMANTAN; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34250630935     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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