| Impacts of forests on rainfall redistribution processes in Xinjiang were investigated with observed data from the rainy
season (April to June). The results showed that: (1) canopy interception amount and interception rate had conic and hyperbolic relationships respectively with total rainfall (R2 were 0.9506 and 0.746), the maximum of interception was 12.63 mm; (2) stemflow and stemflow rate had linear and logarithmic relationships respectively with total rainfall (R2 were 0.9891 and 0.6743), stemflow occurred when the rainfall was greater than 1.75 mm; (3) the amount and rate of throughfall had also linear and logarithmic relationships respectively with total rainfall (R2 were 0.9929 and 0.5363), throughfall occurred when the rainfall was greater than 0.97 mm. |
