Author(s): Shahane De Costa
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Keywords: Interception; Effect of vegetation; Plant storage; Canopy flow
Abstract: The catchment has been modelled in the laboratory and artificial rainfall is induced using a pipe net work system. A series of experiments have been carried out using tropical vegetation (Rubber and Mango) of varying densities and thereby an attempt has been made to understand the interception process. It has been found that Rubber retards the rainfall runoff transformation more than Mango and it also has a greater storage capacity. It has also been found that the interception process could be separated into two segments. One, when the vegetation actively retards the rainfall runoff transformation process and stores water resulting in loss of rain water, and the other is when the vegetation has absolutely no effect on the rainfall runoff transformation process.
Year: 1999