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http://dx.doi.org/10.17663/JWR.2017.19.4.470

Analysis of change in hydrological cycles of South Korea, China and Japan due to the change of their vegetation since 1950  

Song, Sung-uk (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
Cho, Eunsaem (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
Yoo, Chulsang (School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University)
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Journal of Wetlands Research / v.19, no.4, 2017 , pp. 470-483 More about this Journal
Abstract
Changes in land cover or land use, such as changes in forest area, can cause changes in water and energy circulation, ultimately affecting overall hydrological cycle including stream flow, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and base flow. In this study, the changes of the hydrological processes over the past long period were simulated by using large-scale surface hydrologic model along with various soil, land use, vegetation, and meteorological data. For this purpose, this study simulated and evaluated the changes in the hydrological cycle for the past 50 years (1955-2010) in East Asia including China, Japan and South Korea. In particular, this study used the land cover maps which can properly reflect the vegetation condition for each simulation period. As results, the mean runoff ratio of China was estimated to be 47.0% over the entiree period, 62.7% in Japan and 49.4% in South Korea. The mean soil moisture of China was estimated to be 22.2%, 35.6% in Japan and 23.9% in South Korea. Finally, the mean evapotranspiration rate was estimated to be 52.7% in China, 37.3% in Japan and 50.4% in South Korea. Especially, in China, the hydrological cycle was found to be changed very much for the entire simulation period. However, in Japan, the hydrological cycle was found to be very stable for the entire simulation period. The hydrological cycle was also found to become stable mainly due to the stabilization of the vegetation.
Keywords
East Asia; Hydrologic Cycle; VIC Model; Vegetation Change;
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