[NBB]
Naeba Beech Forest Research Site
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 17 Oct 2008
    Naeba Tower
    Site NameNaeba Beech Forest Research Site
    AsiaFlux Site Code NBB
    LocationNaeba, Niigata, Japan
    Position 36° 52´ 43.8"' N, 138° 46´ 3.47" E, (900 m above sea level) (World Geodetic System 1984, GPS:
    Elevation  
    Slope 10 deg
    Terrain Type slope
    Area 900 m2
    Fetch  
    Climate Cool Temperate
    Mean annual air temperature  
    Mean annual precipitation  
    Vegetation Type Japanese Beech Forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory)

    Beech (Fagus crenata)
    Oak (Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata)
    Dominant Species (Understory) Bamboo (Sasa kurilensis )
    Canopy height 21 m
    Age Ca. 85 years old
    LAI About 7.5 (2006), 6.2 (2007)
    Soil type Forest Brown Soil (Basalt)

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodStarted from May 2008
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous during growth period

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Yoshitaka Kakubari (afykaku@agr.shizuoka.ac.jp)
    Institute of Silviculture
    Shizuoka University
    Ohya 836, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
    Tel: +81-54-2384840 Fax: +81-54-2384841