Hydrological processes in a humid tropical rain forest: a combined experimental and modelling approach
Researcher: Jaap Schellekens
Current affiliation: Deltares; VU University
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Duration: 1996-2000
Funding: USDA Forest Service, USA; VU University Amsterdam
Research questions
- What are the rainfall interception and transpiration rates of Tabonuco-type rain forest under the wet maritime tropical conditions prevailing in eastern Puerto Rico?
- How are stormflows generated in this type of rain forest?
- How does the TOPOG modelling system perform under conditions of frequent, low-intensity rainfall and steep topography?
Project publications
- Schellekens, J., Scatena, F.N., Bruijnzeel, L.A., and van Hogezand, R.J.P. (2004). Stormflow generation in a small rain forest catchment in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Hydrological Processes 18, 505-530.
- Schellekens, J., Bruijnzeel, L.A., Scatena, F.N., and Bink, N.J. (2000). Evaporation from a lowland rain forest under maritime conditions. Water Resources Research 36, 2183-2196.
- Schellekens, J. (2000). Hydrological processes in a humid tropical rain forest: a combined experimental and modelling approach. Doctoral Dissertation, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, NL, 158 pp
- Schellekens, J., Scatena, F.N., Bruijnzeel, L.A., and Wickel, A.J. (1999). Modelling rainfall interception by a lowland tropical rain forest in Eastern Puerto Rico. Journal of Hydrology 225: 168-184.
