[2A13-19] Environmental Radioactivity and Monitoring 3

[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.