Leaf area index and topographical effects on turburlent diffusion in a deciduous forest

dc.contributor.authorKimura, S.
dc.contributor.authorMcKibbin, R.
dc.contributor.authorOgawa, J.
dc.contributor.authorKiwata, T.
dc.contributor.authorKomatsu, N.
dc.contributor.authorNakamura, K.
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-22T03:56:37Z
dc.date.available2013-05-22T03:56:37Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIn order to investigate turbulent diffusion in a deciduous forest canopy, wind velocity measurements were conducted from late autumn of 2009 to early spring of 2010, using an observation tower 20 m in height located in the campus of Kanazawa University. Four sonic anemometers mounted on the tower recorded the average wind velocities and temperatures, as well as their fluctuations, at four different heights simultaneously. Two different types of data sets were selected, in which the wind velocities, wind bearings and atmospheric stabilities were all similar, but the Leaf Area Indexes (LAI's) were different. Vertical profiles of average wind velocities were found to have an approximately exponential profile in each case. The characteristic length scales of turbulence were evaluated by both von Karman's method and the integral time scale deduced from the autocorrelation from time-series analyses. Both methods produced comparable values of eddy diffusivity for the cases with some foliage during late autumn, but some discrepancy in the upper canopy layer was observed when the trees did not have their leaves in early spring. It was also found that the eddy diffusivities generally take greater values at higher positions, where the wind speeds are large. Anisotropy of eddy diffusivities between the vertical and horizontal components was also observed, particularly in the cases when the canopy does not have leaves, when the horizontal eddy diffusivities are generally larger than the vertical ones. On the other hand, the anisotropy is less visible when the trees have some foliage during autumn. The effects of topography on the turbulent diffusion were also investigated, including evaluation of the non-zero time-averaged vertical wind velocities. The results show that the effects are marginal for both cases, and can be neglected as far as diffusion in the canopy is concerned.en
dc.identifier.citationKimura, S., McKibbin, R., Ogawa, J., Kiwata, T., Komatsu, N, Nakamura, K. (2012), Leaf area index and topographical effects on turburlent diffusion in a deciduous forest, Research Letters in the Information and Mathematical Sciences, 16, 1-22en
dc.identifier.issn1175-2777
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/4516
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMassey Universityen
dc.subjectForest canopyen
dc.subjectDeciduous forest canopyen
dc.subjectCanopy flowen
dc.subjectWind turbulenceen
dc.subjectEddy diffusionen
dc.subjectLeaf area indexen
dc.subjectMicro-climateen
dc.titleLeaf area index and topographical effects on turburlent diffusion in a deciduous foresten
dc.typeArticleen
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