[TKY]
Takayama deciduous broadleaf forest site
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    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 25 July 2008
    Site NameTakayama deciduous broadleaf forest site
    AsiaFlux Site CodeTKY
    LocationTakayama, Gifu, Japan
    Position36º 08' 46.2" N, 137º 25' 23.2" E (WGS84)
    Elevation 1420 m above sea level (WGS84)
    Slope 5-15º
    Terrain Type Complex terrain
    Area 50,000 m2
    Fetch 300~1000 m (depending on wind direction)
    Climate Cool temperate (Snow - fully humid - warm summer (Dfb))
    Mean annual air temperature 6.5 ºC (mean of 1994-2005 at the flux tower)
    Mean annual precipitation 2275 mm (mean of 1980-2002, data from the Takayama Research Station of IBES, ca. 500 m south of the flux tower)
    Vegetation Type Cool temperate deciduous forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Birch (Betula), Deciduous oak (Quercus crispula Blume)
    Dominant Species (Understory) Bamboo grass (Sasa senanensis (Franch. et Sav.) Rehd.)
    Canopy height 15-20 m
    Age About 50 years
    LAI Trees (3.5 m2 m-2 from June to September), bamboo bush (about 2 m2 m-2)
    Soil type Brown forest soil (Dystric Cambisol)

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodSeptember 28, 1993 to present
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    2002, 2003 and 2004 on AsiaFlux Database
    [CO2 concentration] World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases (WDCGG)

    Contact Address

    Hiroaki Kondo, (kondo-hrkaist.go.jp)

    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
    16-1, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
    TEL: + 81-29-861-8305
    FAX: + 81-29-861-8358