[TMK]
Tomakomai Flux Research Site
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 18 April 2008
    Site NameTomakomai Flux Research Site
    AsiaFlux Site CodeTMK
    LocationTomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
    Position42º 44' 13.1" N,141º 31' 7.1" E
    (World Geodetic System 1984, Triangular surveying)
    Elevation 140 m above sea level
    (World Geodetic System 1984, Triangular surveying)
    Slope 1-2deg
    Terrain Type Flat
    Area 117ha
    Fetch 300-800m
    Climate Cool temperate
    Mean annual air temperature 6.2 degC (2001-2003)
    Mean annual precipitation 1043 mm (2001-2003)
    Vegetation Type Japanese larch forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Japanese larch (Larix Kaempferi Sarg.), Birch (Betula ermanii and Betula platyphylla), Japanese elm (Ulmus japonica),Spruce (Picea jezoensis)
    Dominant Species (Understory) Fern (Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Dryopteris austriaca) and Pachysandra terminalis
    Canopy height About 15m
    Age About 45 years old (Larch trees were planted in 1955-1959.)
    LAI 9.2 m2 m-2 (Overstory: 5.6 m2 m-2, Understory: 3.6 m2 m-2) (maximum)
    Soil type Volcanogenous regosol

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodSeptember 2000 to September 2004
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    2001, 2002 and 2003 on AsiaFlux Database

    Contact Address

    Nobuko Saigusa (n.saigusanies.go.jp)

    Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER),
    National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
    16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
    Tel:+81-29-850-2517 Fax:+81-29-858-2645
    http://www-cger2.nies.go.jp/moni-e/warm/flux/flux01.html