Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science (한국산림과학회지)

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Rainfall Pattern Regulating Surface Erosion and Its Effect on Variation in Sediment Yield in Post-wildfire Area

산불피해지에 있어서 강우패턴에 따른 침식토사량의 변화

  • Seo, Jung-Il (Department of Forest Resources, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Chun, Kun-Woo (Department of Forest Resources, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Suk-Woo (Department of Forest Resources, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Min-Sik (Korean Association of Soil and Water Conservation)
  • 서정일 (강원대학교 산림환경과학대학) ;
  • 전근우 (강원대학교 산림환경과학대학) ;
  • 김석우 (강원대학교 산림환경과학대학) ;
  • 김민식 ((특)사방협회)
  • Received : 2010.04.23
  • Accepted : 2010.06.14
  • Published : 2010.08.30
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Abstract

To examine 1) rainfall pattern (i.e., type and intensity) regulating surface erosion on hillslopes in postwildfire area and 2) its effect on variation in sediment yield along the gradient of severity wildfire regimes and elapsed years, we surveyed the amount of sediment yield with respect to daily or net-effective rainfall in 9 plots in eastern coastal region, Republic of Korea. Before field investigation, all plots classified into three groups: low-, mixed- and high-severity wildfire regimes (3 plots in each group). We found that, with decreasing wildfire regimes and increasing elapsed years, the rainfall type regulating surface erosion changed from daily rainfall to net-effective rainfall (considering rainfall continuity) and its intensity increased continuously. In general, wildfires can destroy the stabilized forest floors, and thus rainfall interception by vegetation and litter layer should be reduced. Wildfires can also decrease soil pores in forest floors, and thus infiltration rates of soil are reduced. These two processes lead to frequent occurrence of overland flows required to surface erosion, and sediment yields in post-wildfire areas should increase linearly with increasing rainfall events. With the decreasing severity wildfire regimes and the increasing elapsed years, these processes should be stabilized, and therefore their sediment yields also decreased. Our findings on variations in sediment yields caused by the wildfire regimes and the elapsed years suggest understanding of hydrogeomorphic and ecologic diversities in post-wildfire areas, and these should be carefully examined for both watershed management and disaster prevention.

산불피해지의 급경사면에 있어서 지표토사의 침식에 영향을 미치는 강우의 형태와 강도를 산불의 피해강도 및 경과년수별로 파악하고, 그에 따른 침식토사량의 변화와 그 원인을 해석하기 위해 2000년도에 발생한 산불피해지 가운데 강원도 삼척시 인근지역을 대상으로 저 중 고강도산불피해를 입은 산림에 각각 3개소씩, 총 9개의 조사구를 선정하여 침식토사량을 측정하였다. 그 결과, 산불피해의 강도가 감소함에 따라, 그리고 산불발생 후의 경과년수가 증가함에 따라 지표토양의 침식에 영향을 미치는 강우형태는 일강우량에서 실효우량으로 변화하였으며, 토양침식에 영향을 미치는 강우강도는 점차 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 산불이 발생하게 되면 식생에 의한 강우차단이 저감될 뿐만 아니라 토양공극이 감소되어 침투능 역시 저하되며, 이러한 유수의 표면유출에 관여하는 물리적 생태학적 조건은 산불피해의 강도 및 경과년수에 따라 다양화된다. 이러한 현상은 산불피해지의 토양침식에 직접적인 영향을 미쳐 산불피해의 강도가 감소함에 따라, 그리고 산불발생 후의 경과년수가 증가함에 따라 침식토사량은 경감되었으며, 그 증가추세 역시 감소되는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 산불피해지의 다양한 물리적 생태학적 조건을 고려한 종합적인 복원 및 관리방안의 수립이 절실히 요구된다.

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