Soil moisture variability on a steep slope near a ridge in a forested mountain range, Shikoku, Japan: a model study

Abstract: Variability in soil moisture on a steep slope near a ridge in a forested mountain range, Shikoku, Japan, was studied observationally and numerically. Vertically integrated soil moisture, from a depth of −60 cm to the surface, W, was introduced as a key indicator, and its seasonal variation was analysed on a daily basis from August 2011 to August 2012. The “bucket with a bottom hole” (BBH) model of Teshima et al. (2006) was improved to consider the forest environment in simulating the variation in W. A “big-leaf” model was incorporated into the modified BBH model to estimate transpiration and interception by trees. The simulated soil moisture agreed reasonably with observed values on a daily to inter-seasonal timescale.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Soil moisture variability on a steep slope near a ridge in a forested mountain range, Shikoku, Japan: a model study ; volume:68 ; number:6 ; year:2013 ; pages:1109-1112 ; extent:4
Biologia ; 68, Heft 6 (2013), 1109-1112 (gesamt 4)

Creator
Mori, Makito
Nagai, Hirotaka
Ogata, Tsuneo
Yasutake, Daisuke
Kitano, Masaharu

DOI
10.2478/s11756-013-0256-5
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409231632315.048950020004
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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14.08.2002, 11:33 PM CEST

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  • Mori, Makito
  • Nagai, Hirotaka
  • Ogata, Tsuneo
  • Yasutake, Daisuke
  • Kitano, Masaharu

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