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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-651-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-651-2017
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Research article
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31 Jan 2017
Research article |
| 31 Jan 2017
The canopy interception–landslide initiation conundrum: insight from a tropical secondary forest in northern Thailand
Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia
Alan D. Ziegler
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, AS2, #03-01, 1 Arts Link, Kent Vale, 117570, Singapore
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- How trees influence slope stability during cyclones: field and experimental evidence Y. Zhuang et al.
- Sediment Load Decreases After the Historical 2017 Megafire in Central Chile: The Purapel in Sauzal Experimental Watershed Case Study and Its Implications for Sustainable Watershed Management R. Pizarro et al.
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- Using LiDAR technique and modified Community Land Model for calculating water interception of cherry tree canopy H. Mostafa et al.
- Total Storage Comparison Using a Tank Model and Soil Water Index Based on Geology and Watershed Size S. NOGUCHI et al.
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Short summary
Rainwater intercepted by forest canopies has been suggested to moderate peak pulses of rainfall and resultant pore pressure within soils, thus reducing the risk of shallow landslides. Three years of data in a tropical secondary forest in northern Thailand show that average canopy interception during large storms was only 7 % of rainfall. These peak rain inputs had little effect on soil moisture pulses below 1 m. Thus, canopy interception would have little effect in mitigating shallow landslides.
Rainwater intercepted by forest canopies has been suggested to moderate peak pulses of rainfall...
