[SKT]
Southern Khentei Taiga
  • Site Description
  • Observation
  • Researchers
  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 4 April 2007
    Site NameSouthern Khentei Taiga
    AsiaFlux Site CodeSKT
    Location25km NE of Mongonomorit, Mongolia
    Position48º 21' 6.7" N, 108º 39'15.6" E (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Elevation 1630m above sea level (World Geodetic System 1984)
    Slope 5 degree to the west
    Terrain Type flat top of a hill
    Area N/A
    Fetch 750-800 m
    Climate cold and semi-arid (snow - winter dry - cool summer [Dwc] (Kottek et al. 2006))
    Mean annual air temperature -2.9degC
    Mean annual precipitation 282mm ( at Mongenmoryt station)
    Vegetation Type larch forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Larix sibirica, Batula platyphylla
    Dominant Species (Understory) Carex Spp., Koeleria spp., Chamaenerion angustifolium
    Canopy height 20m
    Age 70 to 150 years
    LAI Max. 2.2-2.7
    Soil type spodosol (seasonal cryosol)

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodMar., 2003 -
    Measurement Frequencycontinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Jun Asanuma (asanumasuiri.tsukuba.ac.jp)

    Terrestrial Environment Research Center
    University of Tsukuba
    Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
    Tel:+81-298-53-6704 Fax:+ 81-298-53-6704
    http://www.suiri.tsukuba.ac.jp/~raise/index.html