Evapotranspiration over agroforestry sites in Germany

Markwitz, Christian; Knohl, Alexander; Siebicke, Lukas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5183-2020

Articles | Volume 17, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5183-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5183-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 20

Research article

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28 Oct 2020

Research article |

| 28 Oct 2020

Evapotranspiration over agroforestry sites in Germany

Christian Markwitz, Alexander Knohl, and Lukas Siebicke

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RC1: 'Evapotranspiration over agroforestry sites in Germany, Markwitz et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Jul 2020
- AC1: 'Final response to the referee comment of the Anonymous Referee #1', Christian Markwitz, 14 Aug 2020
RC2: 'Review on "Evapotranspiration over agroforestry sites in Germany" by Markwitz et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Jul 2020
- AC2: 'Final response to the referee comment of the Anonymous Referee #2', Christian Markwitz, 14 Aug 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Aug 2020) by Ivonne Trebs

AR by Christian Markwitz on behalf of the Authors (04 Sep 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Sep 2020) by Ivonne Trebs

AR by Christian Markwitz on behalf of the Authors (20 Sep 2020)

Short summary

Agroforestry has been shown to alter the microclimate and to lead to higher carbon sequestration above ground and in the soil. In this study, we investigated the impact of agroforestry systems on system-scale evapotranspiration (ET) due to concerns about increased water losses to the atmosphere. Results showed small differences in annual sums of ET over agroforestry relative to monoculture systems, indicating that agroforestry in Germany can be a land use alternative to monoculture agriculture.