[KHW]
Kahoku Experiment watershed
  • Site Description
  • Observation
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  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 15 May 2009
    Site NameKahoku Experiment watershed (KHEW)
    AsiaFlux Site CodeKHW
    LocationKahoku, Yamaga-city, Kumamoto pref., Japan
    Position33º 08' 13.3" N, 130º 42' 34.3" E
    (World Geodetic System 1984, Geographical map published from Geographical Survey Institute, Japan)
    Elevation about 165m above sea level
    (World Geodetic System 1984, Geographical map published from Geographical Survey Institute, Japan)
    Slope 16 deg (average)
    Terrain Type Rolling terrain
    Area 12.7ha
    Fetch 300+m
    Climate Warm temperate (warm temperate - fully humid-hot summer [Cfa])
    Mean annual air temperature 15.3 degC (2000-2007)
    Mean annual precipitation 2130mm (2000-2007)
    Vegetation Type Planted coniferous forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica), Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
    Dominant Species (Understory) Evergreen Quercus and Castanopsis trees
    Canopy height 10-35m
    Age 48-55 years (Sugi), 32-55 years (Hinoki)
    LAI 3.6-5.2
    Soil type Cambisol

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodApril 1999 to present
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    ffnet_khwffpri.affrc.go.jp

    Kyushu research center
    Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
    4-11-16 Kurokami, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860-0862, Japan
    Tel: +81-96-343-3168 Fax: +81-96-344-5054
    http://www.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/labs/flux/