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Weili LIANG, Ken’ichirou KOSUGI and Takahisa MIZUYAMA Lab. of Erosion Control, Division of Forest Science Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University,Japan Study background and purpose Study background and purpose Soil water dynamics around a tree Soil water dynamics around a tree Precipitation in forest is intercepted by canopies and partitioned into throughfall and stemflow that result in spatial and temporal variability of rainfall infiltration processes. However, these heterogeneous phenomena in the redistributed process was usually disregarded or dealt with homogeneously. The purpose of this study is to clarify effects of a tree stand on rainfall infiltration processes at a forested hillslope based on detailed observations of soil moisture distributions and groundwater table variation. Study area and measurement Study area and measurement The study site is located on a hillslope at Kamigamo experimental station of Kyoto University. I selected a Tall Stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha) as an observed tree. Soil water content I monitored soil water contents at depths of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 cm at 10 locations from upstream to downstream of the tree by capacitance meters. (Sentek, EasyAG-5p). Pore water pressure Tensiometers have been set on the same locations adjacent to capacitance meters. Each tensiometer has been installed above bedrock, so shallow groundwater table variation can be measured. Horizontal distance (cm) -200 -150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 250 Vertical depth (cm) -400 -350 -300 -250 -200 -150 -100 -50 0 No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5 No.6 No.7 No.8 No.10 Tree No.9 Bedrock: SandstoneClay stone Soil: Brown forest soil Downstream Upstream Q1 : What happened around the tree during wetting processes? In the case of high rainfall: Amount of rainfall : 194 mm, Duration of event : 51.5 hr. In the case of low rainfall: Amount of rainfall : 14 mm, Duration of event : 6.3 hr. Q2 : What happened around the tree during drying processes? Q3 : How much rain-water was stored around the tree? Accumulated rainfall (mm) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Max. of soil storage change (mm) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1:1 Dry antecedent condition Wet antecedent condition Accumulated rainfall (mm) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Max. of soil storage (mm) 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 Dry antecedent condition Wet antecedent condition Δ Δ S S max max . . A.R. A.R. soil storage (S) = soil water content × spatial scale ΔS = Srain -Sinitial In the case of 2D scale : S S max max . . A.R. A.R. No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Mesh for storage cal. Depth (cm) -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 In the case of 1D scale : No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Mesh for storage cal. Depth (cm) -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 No.6 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No.7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No.8 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No.9 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1:1 No.10 Accumulated rainfall (mm) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Soil storage change (mm) 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Dry antecedent condition Wet antecedent condition No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5 0 50 100 150 200 250 No.6 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No.7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No.8 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No.9 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No.10 Accumulated rainfall (mm) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Max. of soil storage (mm) 0 50 100 150 200 250 Dry antecedent condition Wet antecedent condition Δ Δ S S max max . . A.R. A.R. S S max max . . A.R. A.R. dry wet dry wet Homogeneity Heterogeneity In the case of each point : No.10 Percentage of soil storage change (%) 0 5 10 15 Depth (cm) -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 No.6 0 5 10 15 No.7 0 5 10 15 No.8 0 5 10 15 No.9 0 5 10 15 5.9% 5.7% 4.8% 5.1% 2.9% 42.6% 19.6% 5.3% 3.8% 3.9% No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Mesh for storage cal. Depth (cm) -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 Δ Δ S S max max . . depth depth Time (hour) 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 Rainfall (mm/10min) 0 2 4 6 7/17 07:00 (before rainfall) Soil water content change Depth (cm) -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 Groundwater table variation Depth (cm) -100 0 100 200 300 Soil Bedrock No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7/17 10:20 (rained for 3.3 hour) Soil water content change Groundwater table variation Soil Bedrock 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7/18 10:20 (rained for 27.3 hour) Soil water content change Groundwater table variation Soil Bedrock 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7/19 06:20 (rained for 47.3 hour) Soil water content change Groundwater table variation Soil Bedrock 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Time (hour) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rainfall (mm/10min) 0 2 4 6 7/05 01:30 (before rainfall) Soil water content change Depth (cm) -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 Groundwater table variation Depth (cm) -100 0 100 200 300 Soil Bedrock No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7/05 04:20 (rained for 2.8 hour) Soil water content change Groundwater table variation Soil Bedrock 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7/05 05:00 (rained for 3.5 hour) Soil water content change Groundwater table variation Soil Bedrock 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7/05 07:50 (rained for 6.3 hour) Soil water content change Groundwater table variation Soil Bedrock 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Time (day) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rainfall (mm/10min) 0 2 4 6 7/30 13:00 (1 day after rain-stop) Soil water content change Depth (cm) -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 -0.10 -0.08 -0.06 -0.04 -0.02 0.00 Groundwater table variation Depth (cm) -400 -200 0 200 Soil Bedrock No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8/04 01:00 (5.5 day after rain-stop) Soil water content change Groundwater table variation Soil Bedrock 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8/08 01:00 (9.5 day after rain-stop) Soil water content change Groundwater table variation Soil Bedrock 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8/12 01:00 (13.5 day after rain-stop) Soil water content change Groundwater table variation Soil Bedrock 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Page 1: Soil water dynamics around a tree Weili LIANG Lab. of ... · Soil water dynamics around a tree Precipitation in forest is intercepted by canopies and partitioned into throughfall

Weili LIANG, Ken’ichirou KOSUGI and Takahisa MIZUYAMA

Lab. of Erosion Control, Division of Forest Science Graduate School of Agriculture

Kyoto University,JapanStudy background and purposeStudy background and purpose

Soil water dynamics around a treeSoil water dynamics around a tree

Precipitation in forest is intercepted by canopies and partitioned into throughfall and stemflow that result in spatial and temporal variability of rainfall infiltration processes. However, these heterogeneous phenomena in the redistributed process was usually disregarded or dealt with homogeneously.

The purpose of this study is to clarify effects of a tree stand on rainfall infiltration processes at a forested hillslope based ondetailed observations of soil moisture distributions and groundwater table variation.

Study area and measurementStudy area and measurementThe study site is located on a hillslope at Kamigamo experimental station of Kyoto University. I selected a Tall Stewartia (Stewartiamonadelpha) as an observed tree.

Soil water contentI monitored soil water contents at depths of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 cm at 10 locations from upstream to downstream of the tree by

capacitance meters. (Sentek, EasyAG-5p).

Pore water pressureTensiometers have been set on the same locations adjacent to capacitance meters. Each tensiometer has been installed above bedrock, so shallow groundwater table variation can be measured.

Horizontal distance (cm)

-200 -150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 250

Vertical depth (cm

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No.2

No.3No.4

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No.10 Tree

No.9

Bedrock: Sandstone,Clay stone

Soil: Brown forest soil Downstream

Upstream

Q1 : What happened around the tree during wetting processes?

In the case of high rainfall:

Amount of rainfall : 194 mm, Duration of event : 51.5 hr.

In the case of low rainfall:

Amount of rainfall : 14 mm, Duration of event : 6.3 hr.

Q2 : What happened around the tree during drying processes?

Q3 : How much rain-water was stored around the tree?

Accumulated rainfall (mm)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Max. of soil storage change (m

m)

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Wet antecedent condition

∆Smax.—A.R.∆∆SSmaxmax..——A.R.A.R.

soil storage (S) =

soil water content × spatial scale

ΔS = Srain - Sinitial

In the case of 2D scale :

Smax.—A.R.SSmaxmax..——A.R.A.R. No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Mesh for storage cal.

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In the case of 1D scale :

No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Accumulated rainfall (mm)

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∆Smax.—A.R.∆∆SSmaxmax..——A.R.A.R.

Smax.—A.R.SSmaxmax..——A.R.A.R.

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HomogeneityHomogeneity

HeterogeneityHeterogeneity

In the case of each point :

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Percentage of soil storage change (%)

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5.9%5.7%4.8%5.1%2.9%

42.6%19.6%5.3%3.8%3.9%

No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Mesh for storage cal.

Depth (cm)

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∆Smax.—depth∆∆SSmaxmax..——depthdepth

Time (hour)0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48

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Soil water content change

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Groundwater table variation

Depth

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Soil

Bedrock

No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

7/17 10:20 (rained for 3.3 hour)

Soil water content change

Groundwater table variation

Soil

Bedrock

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7/18 10:20 (rained for 27.3 hour)

Soil water content change

Groundwater table variation

Soil

Bedrock

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

7/19 06:20 (rained for 47.3 hour)

Soil water content change

Groundwater table variation

Soil

Bedrock

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Time (hour)0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Rainfall

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7/05 01:30 (before rainfall)

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No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

7/05 04:20 (rained for 2.8 hour)

Soil water content change

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Soil

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7/05 05:00 (rained for 3.5 hour)

Soil water content change

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7/05 07:50 (rained for 6.3 hour)

Soil water content change

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Soil

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Time (day)0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Rainfall

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Soil water content change

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8/08 01:00 (9.5 day after rain-stop)

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Groundwater table variationSoil

Bedrock

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

8/12 01:00 (13.5 day after rain-stop)

Soil water content change

Groundwater table variationSoil

Bedrock

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1