understanding ice storms
How do NO3 concentrations change following an ice storm?
Watersheds
On January 7-8, 1998 the HBEF was hit by a powerful ice storm that damaged the experimental watersheds. Some effects of the storm can be tracked by the NO3 streamflow data.
Post-ice storm NO3 flux: plot replication (Bernhardt et. al, 2003)
On January 7-8, 1998 the HBEF was hit by a powerful ice storm that damaged the experimental watersheds. Some effects of the storm can be tracked by the NO3 flux data. The above plots were recreated from the 2003 paper 'In-stream uptake dampens effects of major forest disturbance on watershed nitrogen export' by Emily Bernhardt, Gene Likens, and Donald Buso.
How do ice storms affect vegetation?
On January 7-8, 1998 the HBEF was hit by a powerful ice storm that damaged the experimental watersheds. The leaf area index (LAI) is one way to track the regrowth of the canopy.