Abstract
The importance of securing water resources and their efficient management has attracted more attention recently due to water deficit. In water budget analysis, however, evapotranspiration (${\lambda}E$) has been approximated as the residual in the water balance equation or estimated from empirical equations and assumptions. To minimize the uncertainties in these estimates, it is necessary to directly measure ${\lambda}E$. In this study, using the eddy covariance technique, we have measured ${\lambda}E$ in a mixed forest in the Seolmacheon catchment in Korea from September 2007 to December 2008. During the growing season (May - July), ${\lambda}E$ in this mixed forest averaged about 2.2 mm $d^{-1}$, whereas it was on average 0.5 mm $d^{-1}$ during the non-growing season in winter. The annual total ${\lambda}E$ in 2008 was 581 mm $y^{-1}$, which is about 1/3 of the annual precipitation of 1997 mm. Despite the differences in the amount and frequency of precipitation, the accumulated ${\lambda}E$ during the overlapping period (i.e., September to December) for 2007 and 2008 was both ${\sim}$ 110 mm, showing virtually no difference. The omega factor, which is a measure of decoupling between forest and the atmosphere, was on average 0.5, indicating that the contributions of equilibrium ${\lambda}E$ and imposed ${\lambda}E$ to the total ${\lambda}E$ were about the same. The results suggest that ${\lambda}E$in this mixed forest was controlled by various factors such as net radiation, vapor pressure deficit, and canopy conductance. In this study, based on the direct measurements of ${\lambda}E$, we have quantified the relative contribution of ${\lambda}E$in the water balance of a mixed forest in the Seolmacheon catchment. In combination with runoff data, the information on ${\lambda}E$ would greatly enhance the reliability of water budget analysis in this catchment.
설마천 유역에서 에디 공분산 방법을 사용하여 2007년 9월부터 2008년 12월까지 증발산을 조사하였다. 연구 결과를 요약하면 아래와 같다. ${\bullet}$ 설마천 유역의 일 증발산은 0.1 - 5.7 mm $d-^1$의 변동폭을 가지며 연평균 1.2${\pm}$ 1.2 mm $d^{-1}$였다. ${\bullet}$ 설마천 유역의 연 증발산은 총 581 mm $yr^{-1}$로 연 강수량 (1997 mm $yr^{-1}$)의 약 1/3을 차지한다. 그러나 설마천 내에서 관측된 강수량의 공간 분포가 약 20%의 차이를 보이며, 주변 강수 자료를 사용할 경우 증발산은 연 강수량의 35%를 차지하였다. ${\bullet}$ 설마천 유역의 증발산의 경우, 지표와 대기간의 접합정도를 나타내는 오메가인자(${\Omega}$)오메가는 여름에 0.5로 평형증발산과 부과증발산이 전체 증발산에 기여하는 정도가 거의 같음을 보였다.
