Abstract
Proper management of Chartreuse Mountains water resources requires precise knowledge of the rainfall reaching ground level. Foliage partially intercepts and absorbs rainfall, thus reducing the amount which actually reaches the soil. Runoff and underground water is consequently available in lower quantities than what would be expected simply from examining rainfall records. The influence of the Chartreuse range’s dense forest cover on rainfall is not yet fully understood. In this study, water loss due to forest interception was assessed and defined. It was estimated as the equivalent of 300 mm per annum, or 16 % of overall annual precipitation falling on the range. This is a significant amount and shows the importance of including the forest rainfall interception factor in climatological studies of water resources, especially in thickly forested upland areas.
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