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Naeba Beech Forest Research Site
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
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  • Eddy correlation method

    System Open path system (CO2 flux, latent heat flux)
    Wind speed Three-dimensional sonic anemometer (Csat3, Campbell, USA)
    Air temperature Thermistor (RSH-1010, Tabai-Espec, Osaka, Japan)
    Water Vapor Open path analyzer (LI-7500)
    CO2 Open path analyzer (LI-7500)
    Measurement height 26m
    Sampling frequency 10 HZ
    Averaging time 30 min
    Data logger CR23X, cambell, USA
    Data storage 2MB Memory stick
    Original data (Raw data or statistics) Raw

    Meteorology

    Observation items Levels / Depth Instrument
    Global solar radiation (incoming) 23m(above canopy) Pyranometer (LI-200SA, LICOR, USA)
    Global solar radiation (outgoing) 23m(above canopy) Pyranometer (LI-200SA, LICOR, USA)
    Long-wave radiation (incoming)    
    Long-wave radiation (outgoing)    
    Net radiation    
    PPFD (incoming) 23m(above canopy), 7m(below canopy) Quantum sensor (LI-190SA, LICOR, USA)
    PPFD (outgoing) 23m (above canopy) Quantum sensor (LI-190SA, LICOR, USA)
    Direct/diffuse radiation    
    Direct/diffuse PPFD 23m(above canopy) Quantum sensor with shadow band
    (BF2, Delta-T, England)
    Air temperature 23m, 15m, 5m Thermistor (RSH-1010, Tabai-Espec, Osaka, Japan
    Humidity 23m, 15m, 5m Capacitor sensors (RSH-1010, Tabai-Espec, Osaka, Japan)
    Soil temperature 5cm, 10cm, 25cm, 50cm, 100cm Waterproof thermistor (103-ETB, Semitec Ishizuka Electronics, Tokyo, Japan)
    Soil heat flux    
    Soil water content 25cm Time-domain reflectometry (TDR) (ML2 Theta Probe, Delta-T, England)
    Wind speed 23m(above canopy) Cup anemometers (AN1, Delta-T, England)
    Wind direction    
    Barometric pressure 26m (above canopy) In LI-7500 system
    Precipitation 1.5m Tipping bucket rain gauges (RG1, Delta-T, England)
    CO2 concentration    

    Other

    Soil respiration Continuous (automatic chambers)
    Photosynthesis Frequently
    Ecological Investigation Tree DBH, stand density, biomass, LAI (since 2005 with seasonal curves)