Influence of secondary forest canopy towards interception rate in hydrological cycle of Tasik Chini, Pahang, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Nor Rohaizah Jamil, Mohd. Ekhwan Toriman, Mushrifah Idris, Lim, Wei Jing
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7318/1/01_Md_Yeaminhossain.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7318/
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Part of a rainfall is captured by the crowns of the trees and other surfaces as interception, which is then evaporated back into the atmosphere. Water moves down through the forest canopy via two mechanisms; stemflow and throughfall processes. Stemflow refers to the total quantity of rain water whic...