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Fog precipitation and rainfall interception in the natural forests of Madeira Island (Portugal)

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dc.contributor.authorPrada, Susana
dc.contributor.authorSequeira, Miguel Menezes de
dc.contributor.authorFigueira, Celso
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Manuel Oliveira da
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-01T09:00:13Z
dc.date.available2022-04-01T09:00:13Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractSituated in the Atlantic Ocean, Madeira is a within-plate volcanic island, approximately 600 km northwest of the Western African coast. Cloud cover formed mainly of orographic origin persists on Madeira for more than 200 days per year between 800 m and 1600 m altitude. Since vegetation occupies 2/3 of the island’s surface, fog precipitation, which occurs when fog droplets are filtered by the forest canopy and coalesce on the vegetation surfaces to form larger droplets that drip to the forest floor, is an important hydrological input. Rainfall interception and fog precipitation data were collected between 1996 and 2005 in the natural forests of Madeira. Six throughfall gauges were placed under the canopy of three different types of forest: high altitude tree heath forest (1580 m), secondary tree heath forest (1385 m) and humid laurisilva forest (1050 m). Fog precipitation is higher under high altitude heath forest (average canopy interception was 225% of gross precipitation) and dependent both on altitude and vegetation type, due to different tree architecture and leaf shape. Although results are conservative estimates of fog precipitation, they point towards the importance of fog-water as a source of groundwater recharge in the water balance of the main forest ecosystems of Madeira.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPrada, S., Sequeira, M. M., Figueira, C., & da Silva, M. O. (2009). Fog precipitation and rainfall interception in the natural forests of Madeira Island (Portugal). Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 149(6-7), 1179-1187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2009.02.010pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.agrformet.2009.02.010pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/4213
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectFog precipitationpt_PT
dc.subjectInterceptionpt_PT
dc.subjectHigh altitude heath tree forestpt_PT
dc.subjectSecondary heath tree forestpt_PT
dc.subjectHumid laurisilva forestpt_PT
dc.subjectMadeira Island (Portugal)pt_PT
dc.subject.pt_PT
dc.subjectFaculdade de Ciências da Vidapt_PT
dc.titleFog precipitation and rainfall interception in the natural forests of Madeira Island (Portugal)pt_PT
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oaire.citation.issue6-7pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1179pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAgricultural and Forest Meteorologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume149pt_PT
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