[API]
Appi forest meteorology research site
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 19 Feb 2007
    Site NameAppi forest meteorology research site
    AsiaFlux Site CodeAPI
    LocationHachimantai, Iwate, Japan
    Position40º 00' 06" N, 140º 56' 15" E
    (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Elevation 825m above sea level
    (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Slope 5.7 degree
    Terrain Type N/A
    Area 43.5ha
    Fetch More than 300m
    Climate Cool temperate
    Mean annual air temperature 6.1 degreeC
    Mean annual precipitation N/A
    Vegetation Type Cool temperate deciduous broadleaved forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Japanese beech (Fagus crenata Blume)
    Dominant Species (Understory) N/A
    Canopy height 17-19m
    Age Approx. 70 years
    LAI N/A
    Soil type Brown forest soil

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodApril 2000 to present
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Takeshi Saito (saitotaffpri.affrc.go.jp)

    Tohoku research center
    Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
    92-25 Nabeyashiki, Shimokuriyagawa, Morioka, lwate 020-0123, Japan
    Tel: +81-19-641-2150 Fax: +81-19-641-6747
    http://www.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/labs/flux/