[HEF]
Hitsujigaoka Experimental Forest
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    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 15 Apr 2009
    Site NameHitsujigaoka Experimental Forest
    AsiaFlux Site CodeHEF
    LocationSapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Position42.989997 degree N, 141.387475 degree E,
    (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Elevation 165m above sea level
    (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Slope 0 - 5 degree sloping down to north
    Terrain Type Gentle slope
    Area 46,000 m2
    Fetch 150-300 m
    Climate Cool temperate (Snow-fully humid-warm summer [Dfb])
    Mean annual air temperature 7.2 degC
    Mean annual precipitation 933 mm
    Vegetation Type Young evergreen conifer plantation
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Picea jezoensis Carr., Picea glehnii Masters, Abies sachalinensis Masters.
    Dominant Species (Understory) None
    Canopy height 6.5m
    Age 23 years
    LAI 6
    Soil type Forest Bd type ?

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodDecember 1997 to November 1998
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous water vapor flux observation

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Yuichiro Nakai (nakaiyuiffpri.affrc.go.jp)

    Department of meteorological Environment
    Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
    1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan
    Tel:+81-29-829-8241(direct call) Fax:+81-29-874-3720