Precipitation Partitioning By Vegetation

Author : John T. Van Stan, II,Ethan Gutmann,Jan Friesen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030297022

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Precipitation Partitioning by Vegetation by John T. Van Stan, II,Ethan Gutmann,Jan Friesen Pdf

This book presents research on precipitation partitioning processes in vegetated ecosystems, putting them into a global context. It describes the processes by which meteoric water comes into contact with the vegetation's canopy, typically the first surface contact of precipitation on land. It also discusses how precipitation partitioning by vegetation impacts the amount, patterning, and chemistry of water reaching the surface, as well as the amount and timing of evaporative return to the atmosphere. Although this process has been extensively studied, this is the first review of the global literature on the partitioning of precipitation by forests, shrubs, crops, grasslands and other less-studies plant types. The authors offer global contextualization combined with a detailed discussion of the impacts for the climate and terrestrial ecohydrological systems. As such, this comprehensive overview is a valuable reference tool for a wide range of specialists and students in the fields of geoscience and the environment.

Author : Salli F. Dymond,Anna Klamerus-Iwan,John T. Van Stan
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889740772

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Bark-Water Interactions by Salli F. Dymond,Anna Klamerus-Iwan,John T. Van Stan Pdf

Author : John T. Van Stan II
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031497681

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Hydrology and Its Discontents by John T. Van Stan II Pdf

Author : Salli Dymond,John Van Stan II
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832518335

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The bark side of the water cycle by Salli Dymond,John Van Stan II Pdf

Woody plants are some of the tallest, largest, and longest-lived lifeforms on Earth. Their raw materials have literally framed and supported past human development, continues to do so today, and may aid humanity to combat and cope with future challenges, like climate change. All of the ecological and societal achievements of woody plants are due, in part, to a thin barrier between their internal and external worlds: bark. There is a lot of bark, too. Current estimates find that there is >40 million km2 of bark surface area, which is nearly as large as the entire Asian continent! Bark acts as both an environmental barrier (to pests and fire, for example) and an interface between woody plants and their environment. Even when bark is shed by a plant, or if a plant dies, bark persists and continues to act in the environment over years-to-decades. In forests where woody plants lose their leaves every season, bark, again, persists. Thus, bark has many opportunities to interact with the water cycle—from the top of live and dead tree canopies to the bottom of the forest floor. This Collection shines a light into this ‘bark side’ of the water cycle, examining several core concepts and new discoveries from the companion article collection in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. There are several reasons why the ‘bark side’ of the water cycle requires our attention. First, most precipitation over land falls over forests and must pass through their leaves, bark and litter to reach the surface. At the surface, freshwater resources are getting scarcer and their management is becoming more socio-politically and economically complex. Finally, climate change is altering the patterns and timing of precipitation supplies around the world; however, the land surface and climate models used to predict and adapt to climate change only superficially include bark’s roles in the water cycle. Therefore, it is possible that an increased curiosity and awareness of this veritable ‘bark continent’ and its importance for our planet’s water cycle can improve the appreciation and conservation of forest ecosystems and related water resources.

Author : Ian Douglas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030915445

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Water and the Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo by Ian Douglas Pdf

This volume synthesizes and analyzes thirty years of hydrological research in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, a lowland dipterocarp rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia. Ian Douglas explores the role of water in the rainforest ecosystem, setting out the ecological, climatological and geological context of present-day hydrological processes, soil erosion and stream sedimentation. He emphasizes the role of extreme events and natural disturbances in sediment supplies and the evolution of drainage pathways and explains the pathways of rainfall and stream sediment. Douglas then explores the impacts caused by logging, the extreme pulses of sedimentation and the effects of log removal and logging road construction, examining the effects of major storms in the 20 years after tree harvesting. Methods of minimizing logging damage to soils and streams are discussed and the effects on flora and fauns are considered.

Author : Saeid Eslamian,Faezeh Eslamian
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128219508

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Handbook of HydroInformatics by Saeid Eslamian,Faezeh Eslamian Pdf

Advanced Machine Learning Techniques includes the theoretical foundations of modern machine learning, as well as advanced methods and frameworks used in modern machine learning. Handbook of HydroInformatics, Volume II: Advanced Machine Learning Techniques presents both the art of designing good learning algorithms, as well as the science of analyzing an algorithm's computational and statistical properties and performance guarantees. The global contributors cover theoretical foundational topics such as computational and statistical convergence rates, minimax estimation, and concentration of measure as well as advanced machine learning methods, such as nonparametric density estimation, nonparametric regression, and Bayesian estimation; additionally, advanced frameworks such as privacy, causality, and stochastic learning algorithms are also included. Lastly, the volume presents Cloud and Cluster Computing, Data Fusion Techniques, Empirical Orthogonal Functions and Teleconnection, Internet of Things, Kernel-Based Modeling, Large Eddy Simulation, Patter Recognition, Uncertainty-Based Resiliency Evaluation, and Volume-Based Inverse Mode. This is an interdisciplinary book, and the audience includes postgraduates and early-career researchers interested in: Computer Science, Mathematical Science, Applied Science, Earth and Geoscience, Geography, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Water Science, Atmospheric Science, Social Science, Environment Science, Natural Resources, Chemical Engineering. Key insights from 24 contributors in the fields of data management research, climate change and resilience, insufficient data problem, etc. Offers applied examples and case studies in each chapter, providing the reader with real world scenarios for comparison. Defines both the designing of good learning algorithms, as well as the science of analyzing an algorithm's computational and statistical properties and performance guarantees.

Author : Delphis F. Levia,Darryl Carlyle-Moses,Tadashi Tanaka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400713635

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Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry by Delphis F. Levia,Darryl Carlyle-Moses,Tadashi Tanaka Pdf

This international rigorously peer-reviewed volume critically synthesizes current knowledge in forest hydrology and biogeochemistry. It is a one-stop comprehensive reference tool for researchers and practitioners in the fields of hydrology, biogeoscience, ecology, forestry, boundary-layer meteorology, and geography. Following an introductory chapter tracing the historical roots of the subject, the book is divided into the following main sections: · Sampling and Novel Approaches · Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry by Ecoregion and Forest Type · Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Fluxes from the Canopy to the Phreatic Surface · Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Fluxes in Forest Ecosystems: Effects of Time, Stressors, and Humans The volume concludes with a final chapter that reflects on the current state of knowledge and identifies some areas in need of further research.

Author : Christos Gallis,Won Sop Shin
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781527557901

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Forests for Public Health by Christos Gallis,Won Sop Shin Pdf

Forests have diverse values and functions that produce not only material products, but also non-material services. The health functions provided by forests have been used for a very long time, but they have only been emphasized in many fields of society in recent years. The rapid increase in urbanization and the problems of stress, sedentary occupations, and hazardous urban environmental conditions due to modern life may be factors that place great demand on forests’ health functions. Scientific research has shown that there are various psychological and physiological human health benefits of exposure to forests, parks, and green spaces. This collection of papers highlights up-to-date findings and evidence to reveal the beneficial effects of forests on human and public health. The findings provided here can be implemented in practice and policy using forests and nature for human and public health.

Author : T. R. Oke,G. Mills,A. Christen,J. A. Voogt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521849500

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Urban Climates by T. R. Oke,G. Mills,A. Christen,J. A. Voogt Pdf

The first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates, suitable for students and researchers alike.

Author : Aline Chiabai
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317961505

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Climate Change Impacts on Tropical Forests in Central America by Aline Chiabai Pdf

The loss of biodiversity is a major environmental problem in nearly every terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. This loss is accelerating driven by climate change, as well as by other causes including agricultural exploitation, fragmentation and degradation triggered by land use changes. The crucial issue under debate is the impact on the welfare of current and future population, and the role of humans in the exploitation of natural resources. This is of particular importance in Central America, which it is amongst the richest and most threatened biodiversity regions on the Earth, and where the loss of ecosystems strongly affects its socio-economic vulnerability. This book addresses the impacts of climate and land-use change on tropical forest ecosystems in this important region, and assesses the expected economic costs if no policy action is taken, under different future scenarios and for different geographical scales. This innovative collection utilises both theoretical approaches and empirical results to provide a conceptual framework for an integrated analysis of climate and land-use change impacts on forest ecosystems and related economic effects, offering insight into the complex relationship between ecosystems and benefits to humans. This important contribution to forest ecosystems and climate change provides invaluable reading for students and scholars in the fields of environmental and ecological economics, environmental science and forestry, natural resource management, agriculture and climate change.

Author : Gordon Bonan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781107043787

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Climate Change and Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling by Gordon Bonan Pdf

Provides an essential introduction to modeling terrestrial ecosystems in Earth system models for graduate students and researchers.

Author : Stephen K. Sorenson,Peter D. Dileanis,Farrel Allen Branson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Plant-water relationships
ISBN : UCR:31210022200388

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Soil Water and Vegetation Responses to Precipitation and Changes in Depth to Ground Water in Owens Valley, California by Stephen K. Sorenson,Peter D. Dileanis,Farrel Allen Branson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780124201743

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Plant Microbe Interactions by Anonim Pdf

Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. Currently in its 75th volume, the series features several reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and ecology. Publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences Contains commentary by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and ecology This volume features reviews of the fast moving field of plant microbe interactions

Author : Arshad Ali
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832520789

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Plant Diversity and Biomass Dynamics under Environmental Variation by Arshad Ali Pdf

Author : Jake F. Weltzin,Guy Randall McPherson
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816522472

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Changing Precipitation Regimes and Terrestrial Ecosystems by Jake F. Weltzin,Guy Randall McPherson Pdf

By the beginning of the twenty-first century, few people could deny the reality of global change. But while most alarm has been over increasing temperatures, other changes are occurring in precipitation patternsÑvariations that may be due in part to global warming but also to factors such as changes in atmospheric circulation and land surfaces. This volume provides a central source of information about this newly emerging area of global change research. It presents ongoing investigations into the responses of plant communities and ecosystems to the experimental manipulation of precipitation in a variety of field settingsÑparticularly in the western and central United States, where precipitation is already scarce or variable. By exploring methods that can be used to predict responses of ecosystems to changes in precipitation regimes, it demonstrates new approaches to global change research and highlights the importance of precipitation regimes in structuring ecosystems. The contributors first document the importance of precipitation, soil characteristics, and soil moisture to plant life. They then focus on the roles of precipitation amount, seasonality, and frequency in shaping varied terrestrial ecosystems: desert, sagebrush steppe, oak savanna, tall- and mixed-grass prairie, and eastern deciduous forest. These case studies illustrate many complex, tightly woven, interactive relationships among precipitation, soils, and plantsÑrelationships that will dictate the responses of ecosystems to changes in precipitation regimes. The approaches utilized in these chapters include spatial comparisons of vegetation structure and function across different ecosytems; analyses of changes in plant architecture and physiology in response to temporal variation in precipitation; experiments to manipulate water availability; and modeling approaches that characterize the relationships between climate variables and vegetation types. All seek to assess vegetation responses to major shifts in climate that appear to be occurring at present and may become the norm in the future. As the first volume to discuss and document current and cutting-edge concepts and approaches to research into changing precipitation regimes and terrestrial ecosystems, this book shows the importance of developing reliable predictions of the precipitation changes that may occur with global warming. These studies clearly demonstrate that patterns of environmental variation and the nature of vegetation responses are complex phenomena that are only beginning to be understood, and that these experimental approaches are critical for our understanding of future change.