2020 Fall Meeting

2020 Fall Meeting

Sep 16 - Sep 18, 2020Online
Atomic Energy Society of Japan
2020 Fall Meeting

2020 Fall Meeting

Sep 16 - Sep 18, 2020Online

[2A14]Investigation on distribution of radioactive substances in Fukushima(14)Seasonal variation in radiocesium deposition through stemflow following the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

*Zul Hilmi Saidin1, Yuichi Onda1, Hiroaki Kato1, Janice E. Hudson1, Kazuki Nanko2, Delphis F. Levia3(1. Univ. of Tsukuba, Japan, 2. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan, 3. Univ. of Delaware, USA)

Keywords:

Radiocesium deposition,Forest hydrology,Branchflow,Stemflow,Cedar stand,Oak stand

This study seeks to better understand the seasonal variation in the transport and deposition of radiocesium through the tree canopy via branchflow and stemflow of the cedar and oak stands following the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.