The response of forested upland micro-watersheds to extreme precipitation in a precipitation abundant year

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-023-04766-w" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-023-04766-w</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00704-023-04766-w" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00704-023-04766-w</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The response of forested upland micro-watersheds to extreme precipitation in a precipitation abundant year

Original language description

We performed a comparative paired catchment study of three headwater upland forest micro-catchments with different forest types in the precipitation-abundant year 2020. The analysis was based on baseflow separation and resulting baseflow index (BFI). The year 2020 was intentionally chosen as a way to reflect the expected effects of climate change in the region where more extreme hydroclimatic events are expected. Our team demonstrated that in case of hydroclimatic extremes, there are significant differences in the runoff response from these catchments, depending especially on the tree species composition in the forest stands. Three forest types with the predominance of European beech (Fagus sylvatica), Norway spruce (Picea abies), and mixed forest were analyzed. The observed different values of BFI were interpreted in relation to the ability of forest stands to retain water and slow runoff in extreme runoff events determined by the stormflow component as an indication of their flood control efficiency. A significantly worse flood control efficiency and an overreaction of runoff response to precipitation events were observed in the spruce catchment. This also suggests that the spruce catchment is more prone to suffer from drought since twice as much water was lost from the system during extreme hydroclimatic events as opposed to the other two with less spruce in the stands and less water is thus available for groundwater recharge.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10501 - Hydrology

Project

<a href="/en/project/QK21010198" target="_blank" >QK21010198: Adaptation of forestry for sustainable use of natural resources</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

ISSN

0177-798X

e-ISSN

1434-4483

Volume of the periodical

155

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

AT - AUSTRIA

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

2627-2640

UT code for WoS article

001123895600003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85179325963