Regional patterns and drivers of modelled water flows along environmental, functional, and stand structure gradients in Spanish forests

Sánchez-Dávila, Jesús; De Cáceres, Miquel; Vayreda, Jordi; Retana, Javier

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3037-2024

Articles | Volume 28, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3037-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3037-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 28, issue 13

Research article

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15 Jul 2024

Research article |

| 15 Jul 2024

Regional patterns and drivers of modelled water flows along environmental, functional, and stand structure gradients in Spanish forests

Jesús Sánchez-Dávila, Miquel De Cáceres, Jordi Vayreda, and Javier Retana

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3037-2024-supplement

Model code and software

medfate emf-creaf https://github.com/emf-creaf/medfate

Short summary

Forest blue water is determined by the climate, functional traits, and stand structure variables. The leaf area index (LAI) is the main driver of the trade-off between the blue and green water. Blue water is concentrated in the autumn–winter season, and deciduous trees can increase the relative blue water. The leaf phenology and seasonal distribution are determinants for the relative blue water.