Articles | Volume 19, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3457-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3457-2015
Research article
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07 Aug 2015
Research article |  | 07 Aug 2015

How to predict hydrological effects of local land use change: how the vegetation parameterisation for short rotation coppices influences model results

F. Richter, C. Döring, M. Jansen, O. Panferov, U. Spank, and C. Bernhofer

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (09 Jul 2015) by Nunzio Romano
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Predicting hydrological effects of land use change, e.g. enhanced cultivation of short rotation coppices, requires an adequate parameterisation. Measurements and modelling results show that leaf area index, stomatal resistance and in particular start and length of growing season are most sensitive to soil hydrological quantities, like ground water recharge (GWR). Only simulations over 30 years, reflecting long-term climate variability, show even zero GWR, especially in succeeding dry years.