Rainfall interception at the urban forest canopy level.
Flood analysis eventsa | Actual precipitation | Interception (%) | ||||||
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Year | Amount/duration (mm [hours]) | Date | Pb(mm) | Duration (hours) | Rural SubRAD | City SubRAD | ||
Leaf-off | Leaf-on | Leaf-off | Leaf-on | |||||
200 | 51.6 [3] | Jan. 9, 1995 | 64 | 5 | 7.4% | 8.7% | 2.4% | 4.9% |
100 | 40.4 [2] | Apr. 3, 1996c | 49 | 6 | 9.1% | 9.7% | 3.8% | 7.4% |
25 | 32.0 [2] | Jan. 10, 1995d | 32 | 3 | 9.6% | 11.0% | 5.7% | 8.9% |
5 | 22.4 [2] | Feb. 28, 1991 | 24 | 4 | 15.3% | 17.9% | 6.4% | 10.7% |
2 | 11.4 [1] | Feb. 18, 1996 | 15 | 2 | 32.8% | 36.9% | 9.9% | 19.7% |