[M-IS19] [JJ] Biogeochemistry

[MIS19-P07] The influence of dry deposition and wet deposition on streamwater nitrate concentration in forested watersheds

*Yuki Kajitani¹, Ken'ichi Osaka², Kento Fujita¹, Shinsho Chishiro¹, Masanori Katsuyama³, Takashi Nakamura⁴, Kei Nishida⁴ (1.Graduate School of Environmental Science, University of Shiga Prefecture, 2.Department of ecosystem study, University of Shiga Prefecture, 3.Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto University, 4.Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, University of Yamanashi)

Keywords:nitrate, streamwater, dry deposition, wet deposition, forested watershed

Nitrogen exported from forest is considered to affect the eutrophication in downstream ecosystems, therefore, the understanding of nitrogen export processes from forest is important. Recently, nitrogen deposition to terrestrial ecosystem is increasing and that enhance nitrate concentration exported from some forested watersheds. Nitrogen deposition to forest generally consists of dry and wet deposition of nitrogen, however, the influence dry deposition on nitrogen export from forested watershed has not clear compared with the influence of wet deposition. In this study, we measured nitrogen compounds concentrations in stream water, througfall and air in forested watersheds near highway to clarify the influence of dry deposition and wet deposition on streamwater nitrate concentration. We collected streamater in 23 sites, throughfall in 13 sites and nitrogen oxide aerosol in 8 sites at north part of Shiga prefecture. Stremawater was collected from March 2016 to November 2016 in a month interval, and throughfall and aerosol were collected from August 2016 in two weeks interval. Nitrate concentrations were higher in streamwater from forested watershed near highway. We will discuss the relationship between streamwater nitrate concentrations and wet and dry depostion in presentation.