[TKC]
Takayama evergreen coniferous forest site
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    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated 5 June 2008
    Site NameTakayama evergreen coniferous forest site
    AsiaFlux Site CodeTKC
    LocationTakayama, Gifu, Japan
    Position36º 08' 23" N, 137º 22' 15" E (World Geodetic System 1984, GPS)
    Elevation 800m above sea level (World Geodetic System 1984, GPS)
    Slope 20.8 degree
    Terrain Type Mountainous area
    Area 150 ha (Continuous forest area), 0.15 ha (Ecological experimental area)
    Fetch 200-1500 m
    Climate Cool temperate (Snow - fully humid - warm summer (Dfa)
    Mean annual air temperature 10.7 degreeC (1967-2006 at Takayama weather station; 36º 09' 18" N, 137º 15' 12" E, 560.1 m above sea level)
    Mean annual precipitation 1722 mm (1967-2006 at Takayama weather station; 36º 09' 18" N, 137º 15' 12" E, 560.1 m above sea level)
    Vegetation Type Planted Evergreen Coniferous Forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Cyptomeria japonica, Chamaecyparis obtusa
    Dominant Species (Understory) shurabs (Acanthopanax sciadophylloides, Reynoutria japonica), herbs (Houttuynia cordata, Chrysosplenium japonicum), ferns (Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Archniodes standishii)
    Canopy height About 20 m
    Age About 50 years
    LAI N/A
    Soil type Volcanogenous regosol

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodSeptember 2005 to present
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Ichiro TAMAGAWA (tamagreen.gifu-u.ac.jp)
    River Basin Research Center, Gifu University
    1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193 Japan
    Tel/FAX: +81-58-293-2430
    http://sateco-archive.green.gifu-u.ac.jp/C50/