Temporal response of urban soil water content in relation to the rainfall and throughfall dynamics in the open and below the trees
Author:
Zabret Katarina12, Lebar Klaudija1, Šraj Mojca1
Affiliation:
1. 1 University of Ljubljana , Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering , Jamova 2, 1000 Ljubljana , Slovenia . 2. 2 Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia , Einspielerjeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana , Slovenia .
Abstract
Abstract
Rainfall interception process is an important part of the biohydrological cycle, in which vegetation plays an important role by regulating the amount and dynamics of rainfall reaching the ground. In this paper, an event-based analysis is performed to discuss the influence of vegetation on dynamic of temporal response of soil volumetric water content (VWC) in the upper soil layer during rainfall events. More specifically, six events that occurred between 19 November 2021 and 30 June 2022, characterized by different hydro-meteorological and vegetation conditions, are analyzed based on continuous measurements of VWC in the open and below groups of two deciduous (Betula pendula Roth.) and two coniferous trees (Pinus nigra Arnold), as well as rainfall in the open and throughfall on an urban experimental plot in Ljubljana, Slovenia. VWC values at the upper depth (16 cm) were the highest under the birch tree, followed by the location in the open and under the pine tree. However, in the lowest depth (74 cm) VWC values were the lowest under the birch tree. VWC responses to rainfall and throughfall showed seasonal patterns related to the pre-event wetness conditions, with a faster occurrence of maximum VWC values in the leafless period. Additionally, rainfall amount and its dynamics during the event significantly affect the response, as VWC in general reaches its peak after the occurrence of more intense rainfall. Such an event-based analysis, offering an insight into the dynamics of the event development, is crucial and very beneficial for understanding of the biohydrological processes.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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