HR: 1340h
AN: H13C-0432    [Abstracts]
TI: Modeling storm runoff reduction through urban forestry
AU: * Xiao, Q
EM: qxiao@ucdavis.edu
AF: Dept. Land, Air, and Water Resources, UC Davis, One Shields Av., Davis, CA 95616 United States
AU: McPherson, E
EM: egmcpherson@ucdavis.edu
AF: Center for Urban Forest Research, USDA Forest Service, PSW, One Shield Av., Davis, CA 95616 United States
AB: Effects of urban forests on runoff reduction have been conceptualized in management practice, but not well quantified due to lack of practical application tools. In this study, a storm runoff reduction model was developed and applied in an urban watershed in Bismarck, North Dakota. Methods and analyses conducted in this model were based on research embodied in the Small Watersheds Model TR55 (USDA SCS, 1986) and the Single Tree Rainfall Interception Model (Xiao et al, 1998, 2000). This model simulates storm runoff reduction at the individual tree level for different size storm events. It fully considers the effects of microclimate, soil, land cover, tree species, and tree size on runoff reduction. The total amount of storm runoff and amount of runoff reduction is reported. Thus, the model is a management tool for professionals needing to include trees as BMPs in stormwater management programs.
UR: http://cufr.ucdavis.edu
DE: 1899 General or miscellaneous
DE: 1833 Hydroclimatology
DE: 1836 Hydrologic budget (1655)
DE: 1854 Precipitation (3354)
DE: 1860 Runoff and streamflow
SC: Hydrology [H]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting