Rainfall interception by two deciduous Mediterranean forests of contrasting stature in Slovenia

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-134

  Šraj, Mojca ^a   Brilly, Mitja ^a   Mikoš, Matjaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Gash model; Leaf area index; Rainfall interception; Stemflow; Throughfall; Wind

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTERCEPTION; LEAF AREA INDEX; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; REFORESTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STEMFLOW; THROUGHFALL; WATERSHED;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 37349116563     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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