[KWG]
Kawagoe forest meteorology research site
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 10 September 2007
    Site NameKawagoe forest meteorology research site
    AsiaFlux Site CodeKWG
    LocationKawagoe, Saitama, Japan
    Position35º 52' 9.5" N, 139º 29' 25" E
    (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Elevation 26m above sea level
    (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Slope 0 degree
    Terrain Type flat
    Area About 40ha
    Fetch 50 to 500m
    Climate Warm temperate (temperate - fully humid - hot summer [Cfa] )
    Mean annual air temperature 15 degreeC
    Mean annual precipitation 1300mm
    Vegetation Type deciduous broadleaved forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Konara oak (Quercus serrata Thunb.), Horn beam (Carpinus laxiflora Blume), Cherry tree(Purunus Jamasakura Sieb.)
    Dominant Species (Understory) N/A
    Canopy height 15m
    Age N/A
    LAI Maximum 5.5
    Soil type Andosols (Kanto loam)

    Observation Period

    Measurement Period1996 to 2002
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Yukio Yasuda (yassanffpri.affrc.go.jp)

    Tohoku research center
    Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
    92-25 Nabeyashiki, Shimokuriyagawa, Morioka, lwate 020-0123, Japan
    Tel: +81-19-641-2150 Fax: +81-19-641-6747
    http://www.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/labs/flux/