[LSH]
Laoshan
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 16 June 2008.
    Site NameLaoshan
    AsiaFlux Site CodeLSH
    LocationLaoshan Area of Maoershan Experimental Forest Farm,
    Northeast Forestry University,
    Harbin, northeast China, Peoplefs Republic of China
    Position45º 16'43.0" N, 127º 34'42.2" E (WGS84)
    Elevation 340m above sea level (WGS84)
    Slope 5-6 degree
    Terrain Type Slope of mountain
    Area 5-6 ha
    Fetch 50, 70, 160 and more than 200 m in the west, South, North and East direction, respectively
    Climate Cool temperate
    Mean annual air temperature 2.8ºC
    Mean annual precipitation 724 mm
    Vegetation Type Larch forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Larix gmelinii
    Dominant Species (Understory) Ulmus propinqua, Corylus heterophylla, Lonicera ruprechtiana, Syringa mandshurica, Rubus sachalinensis, Sorbaria solbifolia, Acanthopanax senticosus, and Aralia elata (Wang et al., 2008).
    Canopy height 18 m
    Age 39 (Planted in 1969)
    LAI 2.5 m2 m-2
    Soil type Dark brown forest soil, which is fertile and mesic Seasonally-frozen ground

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodMay 2002 to present
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    2002 on AsiaFlux Database

    Contact Address

    Susumu Yamamoto (yamascc.okayama-u.ac.jp)

    Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University
    Tsushimanaka 3-1-1, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
    Phone: +81-86-251-8845 Fax: +81-86-251-8866