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Throughfall spatial patterns translate into spatial patterns of soil moisture dynamics – empirical evidence
Christine Fischer-Bedtke
Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Germany
Office for Green Spaces and Waters, City of Leipzig, Prager Straße 118–136, 04217 Leipzig, Germany
previously published under the name Christine Fischer
Johanna Clara Metzger
Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Germany
Institute of Soil Science, University of Hamburg, Allende-Platz 2, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Gökben Demir
Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Germany
Thomas Wutzler
Biogeochemical Integration, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Germany
Department of Computational Hydrosystems, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Short summary
Canopies change how rain reaches the soil: some spots receive more and others less water. It has long been debated whether this also leads to locally wetter and drier soil. We checked this using measurements of canopy drip and soil moisture. We found that the increase in soil water content after rain was aligned with canopy drip. Independently, the soil storage reaction was dampened in locations prone to drainage, like hig-macroporosity areas, suggesting that canopy drip enhances bypass flow.
Canopies change how rain reaches the soil: some spots receive more and others less water. It has...
