Spatial throughfall heterogeneity in a montane rain forest in Ecuador: Extent, temporal stability and drivers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 71-79

  Wullaert, H ^a   Pohlert, T ^a   Boy, J ^a,b   Valarezo, C ^c   Wilcke, W ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; Ecological niches; Hydrologic cycle; Interception; Rain gauge; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

CANOPY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL NICHES; HYDROLOGIC CYCLE; INTERCEPTION; RAIN GAUGE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RAIN; RAIN GAGES;

GAGES;

DATA SET; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONTANE FOREST; NICHE; RAINFOREST; RAINGAUGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROUGHFALL;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349494086     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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