Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science (한국산림과학회지)

Korean Society of Forest Science (한국산림과학회)
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Chemical Characteristics of Precipitation in Quercus Forests in Korea and Japan

  • Kim, Min Sik (Forest Resources Development, Division of Forest Resources, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Takenaka, Chisato (Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University) ;
  • Park, Ho Taek (Hydrological Cycle Observational Research Program, Institute of Observational Research for Global Change (IORGC), JAMSTEC) ;
  • Chun, Kun Woo (Forest Resources Development, Division of Forest Resources, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2007.03.21
  • Accepted : 2007.07.06
  • Published : 2007.10.31
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Abstract

The major objective of this study was to analyze the difference of the chemical characteristics of acid deposition in Quercus forests in Korea and Japan. The pH values of rainfall at the experimental forest of Kangwon National University (KS site) were higher than those at the Foresta Hills in Japan (JP site), and all chemical contents of throughfall and stemflow were much higher than those of rainfall in Quercus forest stands at the KS and JP site. The pH values, $Ca^{2+}$, $NO_3{^-}$ and $SO{_4}^{2-}$ concentration of throughfall and stemflow at the KS site showed seasonal variation. While at the JP site, the same pattern was shown in the pH values of throughfall and stemflow, however, did not show any difference among seasons. Also, the annual input of all nutrients in these two contrasting forests varied seasonally. These results can be used to predict the amounts of air pollutant that are washed off and leached by the rainfall and Yellow Sand (Asian dust), including NOx and SOx acid pollutants transported easterly from China in the spring. Therefore, it is necessary to quantify the inputs of dry and wet deposition throughout a full year to gain a more complete understanding of the effects of acid deposition on the nutrient cycles in these forest ecosystems.

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