[X03]
Xilinhot degraded steppe
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 24 July 2007
    Site NameXilinhot degraded steppe
    AsiaFlux Site CodeX03
    LocationXilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China
    Position116º 40' 17'' E, 43º 33' 16'' N
    Elevation 1250m above sea level
    Slope 15-20 deg
    Terrain Type Softly sloping plain
    Area About 30 ha
    Fetch 200-400 m
    Climate Temperate continental climate
    Mean annual air temperature 2 deg C (long term)
    Mean annual precipitation 360 mm (long term)
    Vegetation Type Degraded steppe
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Stipa grandis, Artemisia frigida
    Dominant Species (Understory) N/A
    Canopy height About 0.2 m
    Age N/A
    LAI 0.25 (2006)
    Soil type Chestnut soil

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodJuly, 2005 -
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Shiping Chen (spchenibcas.ac.cn)
    Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
    20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian District,
    Beijing 100093, P. R. China
    Tel: +86-10-62836279; Fax: +86-10-62599059