Station

Location

Rock type

Exposure

NDVI

VI

Yellow Coast

Gosapo

35˚39'N, 126˚30'E

Sandstone

Exposed

0.50 ± 0.03

3.26 ± 0.34

Sheltered

0.42 ± 0.04

3.06 ± 0.28

Gyeokpo

35˚38'N, 126˚27'E

Slate

Exposed

0.36 ± 0.04

2.26 ± 0.25

Sheltered

0.34 ± 0.03

2.21 ± 0.19

Bangpo

36˚30'N, 126˚30'E

Slate

Exposed

0.49 ± 0.04

3.22 ± 0.46

Sheltered

0.47 ± 0.03

2.98 ± 0.27

East Coast

Yangyang

37˚58'N, 128˚45'E

Granite gneiss

Exposed

0.36 ± 0.03

2.13 ± 0.08

Sheltered

0.27 ± 0.03

1.99 ± 0.10

Sacheon

37˚50'N, 128˚52'E

Granite gneiss

Exposed

0.39 ± 0.04

2.39 ± 0.15

Sheltered

0.28 ± 0.02

1.95 ± 0.06

Anin

37˚44'N, 128˚59'E

Schist

Exposed

0.38 ± 0.06

2.48 ± 0.27

Sheltered

0.25 ± 0.05

1.80 ± 0.22