The water budget of an amazonian rain forest

Abstract In a tropical rain forest near San Carlos de Rio Negro, Venezuela, average yearly precipitation from September 1, 1975, through August 31, 1977 was 3664 mm. Throughfall was 87% of precipitation, stem flow was 8%, transpiration was 47%, evaporation from leaf surfaces was 5%, and sub-surface...

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Main Authors: Cari F. Jordan, Jochen Heuveldop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 1981-03-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671981000100087&tlng=en