# README Rainfall partitioning dataset 'README' file #Description of the abbreviated variables in the dataset --- Site:...................A total of 3 sites were sampled for each of the two species. Rain_class_mm:..........Rainfall class (mm) Species:................The two species sampled T. sericea:.............Terminalia sericea D. cinerea:.............Dichrostachys cinerea Plot_ID:................9 plots nested within 3 sites for each species Rain_Event:.............Rainfall event number Av_Tree_Height_m:.......Average tree height (m) within the plot. Av_Stem_dia_cm:.........Average stem diameter (cm) for the recorded stems within the plot Plot_TBA_m2.ha:.........Calculated tree basal area at plot level Av_LAI:.................Average leaf area index as a proxy for canopy cover within each plot Stem density:...........Total number of recorded stems within each plot Av_Gross_mm:............Average gross precipitation (mm) Gross_Covariance:.......The calculated gross covariance Av_Throughfall_mm:......Average throughfall (mm) Av_Stemflow_mm:.........Average stemflow (mm) Av_Interception_mm:.....Average interception (mm) Rain_Intensity_mm.hr:...Rainfall intensity (mm/hr) Rain_intensity_class:...Rainfall intensity class (mm) PC_Throughfall:.........Percentage Throughfall (%) PC_Stemflow:............Percentage Stemflow (%) PC_Interception:........Percentage Interception (%) Prop_Throughfall:.......Proportion Throughfall Prop_Stemflow:..........Proportion Stemflow Prop_Interception:......Proportion Interception ---