[TUR]
Tura
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
  • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 28 February 2007
    Site NameTura
    AsiaFlux Site CodeTUR
    LocationEvenkia Autonomous District in central Siberia, Russia
    Position64.208888 degN, 100.463555 degE
    (World Geodetic System 1984), estimated on a map, not measured on site.
    Elevation 250 m above sea level
    (World Geodetic System 1984), estimated on a map, not measured on site.
    Slope Almost flat, slightly sloped down to north
    Terrain Type higher terrace of the Nizhnya Tunguska River
    Area More than 250 ha
    Fetch 600 ~1200 m
    Climate Extremely continental, rather hot summer and very cold winter, air temperature diurnal range larger than 15 degree. (snow-fully humid-cool summer [Dfc] : Kottek et al. (2006))
    Mean annual air temperature -9.2 degreeC
    Mean annual precipitation 317 mm
    Vegetation Type Larix gmelinii forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Larix gmelinii
    Dominant Species (Understory) Lichen and mosses: Cladina stellaris, Cetraria cuculata, Pleurozium schreberi, etc. Shrubs: Betula nana, Ledum palstre, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, etc.
    Canopy height 3.4m
    Age 105 years in 2005
    LAI Less than 0.3
    Soil type Cryosol (Gelisol : USDA Soil Taxonomy), permafrost table depth less than 1m

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodEarly June to early September (2004, 2007-)
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    2004 on AsiaFlux Database

    Contact Address

    Yojiro Matsura (orijoyffpri.affrc.go.jp )

    Department of Forest Site Environment
    Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
    1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687 Japan
    Tel:+81-29-829-8227 Fax:+81-29-874-3720