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http://dx.doi.org/10.5532/KJAFM.2011.13.2.087

On Estimating Interception Storage Capacity of Litter Layer at Gwangneung Deciduous Forest  

Kang, Min-Seok (Global Environment Laboratory & Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University)
Hong, Je-Woo (Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural System Engineering, Seoul National University)
Bong, Ha-Young (Global Environment Laboratory & Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University)
Jang, Hye-Mi (Global Environment Laboratory & Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University)
Choi, Myung-Je (Global Environment Laboratory & Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University)
Jang, Yoo-Hee (Department of Premedicine, Yonsei University)
Cheon, Jeong-Hwa (Division of Forest Conservation, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Kim, Joon (Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural System Engineering, Seoul National University)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.13, no.2, 2011 , pp. 87-92 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to better understand the role of litter layer on hydrological cycle in forest, we estimated the interception storage capacity of the litter layer at Gwangneung deciduous forest. We first made a thickness map of the litter layer at the study site based on field survey and then collected representative litter samples for the laboratory experiment. We constructed a measurement device consisting of sample tray, drain collector, tipping bucket, and a data logger. Using this device, we examined the relationship between the interception storage capacity ($C_i$) and the thickness (d) of the litter layer. For the range of d from 25 to 100 mm, there was a simple linear relationship between $C_i$ and d, which changed with the intensity of the simulated rain. The results were extrapolated to d smaller than 25 mm by considering that no interception occurs without litter layer. Overall, $C_i$ increased rapidly when d was low (< 25 mm) but the rate of increase decreased as d increased due to clumping. With an average thickness of 59 mm, the estimated $C_i$ at the site was 0.94 (${\pm}0.39$) mm. Such an interception storage capacity of the litter layer is comparable to that of the forest canopy, suggesting that the litter layer can play an important role in the forest water cycle.
Keywords
Interception storage capacity; Litter layer; Thickness map; Laboratory experiment; Deciduous forest;
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