[KBU]
Kherlenbayan Ulaan
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 12 March 2008
    Site NameKherlenbayan Ulaan
    AsiaFlux Site CodeKBU
    Locationvillage of Kherlenbayan Ulaan, Mongolia
    Position47º 12' 50.3" N, 108º 44'14.4" E (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Elevation 1235m above sea level (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Slope plane and flat
    Terrain Type Flat
    Area N/A
    Fetch 240 m for SW, more than 800 for other directions
    Climate cold and semi-arid (arid - steppe - cold arid [BSk] (Kottek et al. 2006))
    Mean annual air temperature 1.2degC
    Mean annual precipitation 196mm ( 1993-2003 at IMH station)
    Vegetation Type Uniform grassland
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Stipa krylovii, Carex sp., caragana stenophylla, Cleistogenes squarrosa, Artemisia frigida
    Dominant Species (Understory) N/A
    Canopy height upto 0.1 to 0.2 m
    Age N/A
    LAI less than 1
    Soil type Chestnut soil (Katanozem)

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodMar., 2003 -
    Measurement Frequencycontinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Jun Asanuma (asanumasuiri.tsukuba.ac.jp)

    Terrestrial Environment Research Center
    University of Tsukuba
    Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
    Tel:+81-298-53-6704 Fax:+ 81-298-53-6704
    http://www.suiri.tsukuba.ac.jp/~raise/index.html