ØCover
above soil surface that intercepts rainfall but does not touch
soil surface to affect surface flow
ØMain
variables
-Percent
of surface covered by canopy
-Effective
fall height
Canopy cover is cover above
the soil surface that only affects rainfall and not surface runoff.
Percent canopy and effective
fall height are the two main variables used to describe canopy.
Percent canopy is 100 –
Percent open space.
Open space includes the open
space between the outside perimeters of individual plant canopies as well as
open space with the perimeter of the canopy of a particular plant.
