24.4.1 - Forests
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What is interception?
💡 Hint: Think about how trees interact with rain.
What is throughfall?
💡 Hint: Consider water dripping from leaves.
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What is interception in hydrology?
💡 Hint: Focus on how trees deal with rain.
True or False: Throughfall is the portion of water that evaporates back into the atmosphere.
💡 Hint: Think about what dripping water means.
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Calculate the total interception loss for a forest if the gross precipitation is 200 mm, throughfall is 120 mm, and stemflow is 30 mm.
💡 Hint: Don't forget to apply the formula correctly.
Discuss how variations in tree species affect interception and provide examples of species that have higher interception capacities.
💡 Hint: Think about leaf structure and how it captures water.
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