Instrumental method for reducing error in compression-derived measurements of rainfall interception for individual trees;Méthode instrumentale pour réduire les erreurs sur les mesures par compression de l'interception des précipitations pour les arbres individuels

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1061-1066

  van Stan II, John T ^a   Jarvis, Matthew T ^b   Levia Jr , Delphis F ^a   Friesen, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Independent Scholar   (United States)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forest hydrology; Interception; LaserBark TM; Mechanical displacement sensor; Stem compression

Indexed keywords

FOREST HYDROLOGY; HIGH RESOLUTION; HUMAN ERRORS; INDIVIDUAL TREE; INSTRUMENTAL METHODS; LASERBARK TM; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MECHANICAL DISPLACEMENTS; RAINFALL INTERCEPTION; SENSOR INSTALLATION; SENSOR PLACEMENT; SIGNAL TO NOISE; STEM COMPRESSION; STRAIN SENSORS; TECHNICAL NOTES; WIND THROWS;

EVAPORATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RAIN; SENSORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

MEASUREMENTS;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; FOREST COVER; INTERCEPTION; PRECISION; RAINFALL; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 80052137338     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.590811     Document Type: Article

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