[MKL]
Mae Klong
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
  • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 26 May 2008
    Site NameMae Klong
    AsiaFlux Site CodeMKL
    LocationMaeKlong Watershed Research Station, Thailand
    Position14º 34' 34.6" N, 98º 50' 38.0" E, (WGS84, GPS positioning on the top of the tower, as of Dec. 7, 2006)
    Elevation 231m (WGS84, GPS positioning on the top of the tower, as of Dec. 7, 2006)
    Slope N/A
    Terrain Type on the ridge
    Area N/A
    Fetch N/A
    Climate Tropical - monsoon (Am)
    Mean annual air temperature 25ºC (tentative)
    Mean annual precipitation 1500mm (tentative)
    Vegetation Type Tropical seasonal deciduous forest (Mixed Deciduous Forest MDF)
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Shorea siamensis, Vitex peduncularis, Xylia xylocarpa
    Dominant Species (Understory) N/A
    Canopy height 30m
    Age about 30 years
    LAI 2-3 m2 m-2 (PAI)
    Soil type Kandiustalfs (US Soil Taxonomy)

    Observation Period

    Measurement Period2001 to present (Meteorology October 1998-present)
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    2003 and 2004 on AsiaFlux Database

    Contact Address

    Minoru Gamo (old-gamoaist.go.jp)

    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8569, Japan Tel : +81-29-861-8399 Fax : 81-29-861-8359
    http://staff.aist.go.jp/old-gamo/