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| Site Name | Hokkaido University Shizunai Livestock Farm |
| AsiaFlux Site Code | SZN |
| Location | Shizunai, Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Position | 42deg26' N, 142deg29' E (World Geodetic System 1984) |
| Elevation | 120 to 130 m above sea level (World Geodetic System 1984) |
| Slope | 1deg sloping down to south |
| Terrain Type | Almost flat |
| Area | 100x100m for each of Chemical fertilizer plot and Manure plot(Total area is 7 ha) |
| Fetch | 50 to 70m |
| Climate | Cool temperate |
| Mean annual air temperature | 7.9 deg C (1979-2000) |
| Mean annual precipitation | 1365 mm (1979-2000) |
| Vegetation Type | Hay meadow (Chemical fertilizer and Manure plots) |
| Dominant Species (Overstory) | reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.), meadow foxtail (Aleopecurus pratensis L.) |
| Dominant Species (Understory) | N/A |
| Canopy height | Maximum 1.2 m |
| Age | More than 30 years |
| LAI | N/A |
| Soil type | Thaptic Melanudands (Soil Survey Staff, 2006, Mollic Andosol (IUSS Working Group, WRB, 2006)) |
Observation Period
| Measurement Period | From August 2004 to present |
| Measurement Frequency | continuous |
Data Availability
| N/A |
Contact Address
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Ryusuke HATANO (hatano Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University Kita9,Nishi9,Kita-ku,Sapporo,Hokkaido 060-8589,Japan TEL : + 81-11-706-2503 FAX : + 81-11-706-2560 http://www.ghgg-japan.net/indexe.html (in English) http://www.ghgg-japan.net/index.html (in Japanese) |