THE POTENTIAL FOR WATER YIELD AUGMENTATION FROM FOREST MANAGEMENT IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION1

作者：Charles A. Troendle · 发表于：JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association · 年份：1983 · DOI：10.1111/j.1752-1688.1983.tb04593.x · 被引用次数：82 · 研究领域：Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics、Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes、Soil erosion and sediment transport

ABSTRACT With the exception of the Sierra‐Cascade mountain ranges, the Rocky Mountain chain is the only portion of the western United States that consistently yields more than 3 cm of flow annually. Ten to 15 percent of the land mass in the region produces the majority of the total flow. This paper addresses the opportunities for increasing flow through forest manipulation, and summarizes the research base that has yielded the current “state of the art” understanding of how snow pack and vegetation management can influence water yield. The optimal harvest design appears to consist of small openings, irregularly shaped, and about 3 to 8 tree heights in width parallel to the wind.