Abstract
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident resulted in radioactive contamination of forest environment over a wide area in Fukushima Prefecture and the neighboring prefectures. In this chapter, initial atmospheric deposition of radiocesium following the Fukushima accident was estimated based on the analysis of multiple dataset derived from different airborne surveys. Furthermore, the canopy interception of fallout radiocesium by forest was reviewed and summarized according to the results reported in the previous studies and intensive field monitoring surveys by the author. The long-term dynamics of radiocesium in Japanese forests, such as transfer from the canopy to forest floor in association with hydrological and biological processes, were presented and discussed based on the field observation results by the author.
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