Supervisors and collaborators:
- L.A. Bruijnzeel - VU University
- M. Lubczynski - ITC-UT, Enschede
- M. Bonell - University of Dundee, UK
- N.A. Cole - University of Western Australia, Australia
Duration: 2009-2013
Funding: Co-funding between VU and ITC-UT
Research question
- What is the net hydrological impact of reforesting degraded pasture lands in the Middle Mountains of Nepal? In other words, what is the net balance of the changes on vegetation water use on the one hand, and in soil infiltration gain on the other hand, associated with the reforestation?
Publications
- Ghimire, C.P., Lubczynski, M.W. & Bruijnzeel, L.A. (submitted). Transpiration, canopy conductance and decoupling coefficient for two contrasting forest types in the Lesser Himalaya of Central Nepal. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.
- Ghimire, C.P., Bonell, M., Bruijnzeel, L.A., Coles, N.A. & Lubczynski, M.W. (2013). Reforesting severely degraded grassland in the Lesser Himalaya of Nepal: Effects on soil hydraulic conductivity and overland flow production. Journal of Geophysical Research, Earth Surface, doi: 10.1002/2013JF002888
- Ghimire, C.P., Bruijnzeel, L.A., Bonell, M., Coles, N., Lubczynski, M.W. & Gilmour, D.A. (2013). The effects of sustained forest use on hillslope soil hydraulic conductivity in the Middle Mountains of Central Nepal. Ecohydrology, doi: 10.1002/eco.1367.
- Ghimire, C.P., Bruijnzeel, L.A., Lubczynski, M.W. & Bonell, M. (2012). Rainfall interception by natural and planted forests in the Middle Mountains of Central Nepal. Journal of Hydrology 475: 270-280.
Links
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