[KZW]
Karuizawa
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 30 April 2010
    Site NameKaruizawa
    AsiaFlux Site CodeKZW
    LocationKaruizawa, Nagano, Japan
    Position36º 24' N, 138º 35' E,
    (World Geodetic System 1984, GPS: EMPEX FG-530 and MAP)
    Elevation 1380m above sea level
    (World Geodetic System 1984, GPS: EMPEX FG-530 and MAP)
    Slope 3 degree
    Terrain Type flat
    Area 150 ha
    Fetch 500-1000m
    Climate Cool temperate (Snow - fully humid - warm summer [Dfb] )
    Mean annual air temperature 6.6degC (2002-2005)
    Mean annual precipitation 1198mm (1971 - 2000, Karuizawa weather station)
    Vegetation Type Mixed deciduous forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Japanese mountain birch (Betula ermanii Cham.)
    Dominant Species (Understory) without Bamboo grass
    Canopy height 16 - 18 m
    Age 60yr
    LAI Max. 5.7 m2m-2 (estimated from litter collection)
    Soil type Volcanogenous regosol

    Observation Period

    Measurement Period2002 to present
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Ko Nakaya (cowcriepi.denken.or.jp)

    Environmental Science Research Laboratory
    Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
    1646 Abiko, Abiko, Chiba 270-1194, Japan
    Tel:+81-4-7182-1181 Fax:+81-4-7183-5061