24.5.2 - Throughfall (Tf)
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Practice Questions
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What is throughfall?
💡 Hint: Think about how rain interacts with trees.
Name a method used to measure throughfall.
💡 Hint: What do we place under trees to catch rain?
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What does throughfall refer to?
💡 Hint: Consider the definition we discussed in class.
True or False: Interception loss contributes to soil moisture.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to water captured by leaves.
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Challenge Problems
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If a forest receives 120mm of rain, and throughfall is measured at 70mm with stemflow at 30mm, how much interception loss occurs?
💡 Hint: Use the formula we learned in class.
Describe how increased urbanization might affect throughfall and interception loss in a city compared to rural areas.
💡 Hint: Think about how landscapes change and the absorbent capacity of the surface.
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