[DSX]
Desert Steppe _ Xilingol Temperate Grassland Ecosystem Research Station
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  • Note
    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated Dec. 17. 2007
    Site NameDesert Steppe _ Xilingol Temperate Grassland Ecosystem Research Station
    AsiaFlux Site CodeDSX
    Locationthe Left Sunite Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
    Position44º 05' 20" N, 113º 34' 27" E (GPS)
    Elevation 970 m a.s.l. (GPS)
    Slope 0º
    Terrain Type High Plain
    Area 320,000 m2
    Fetch 115 m
    Climate Temperate Continental Climate
    Mean annual air temperature 3.1 deg C
    Mean annual precipitation 185 mm
    Vegetation Type Desert steppe
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Stipa breviflora, Stipa klemenzii, Allium polyrrhizum, Salsola passerine, Reaumuria soogorca
    Dominant Species (Understory) Cleistogens squarrosa, C. songorica
    Canopy height 25 cm
    Age N/A
    LAI 0.3
    Soil type Brown Calcic Soil

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodOctober 2007 to present
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Guangsheng ZHOU (gszhouibcas.ac.cn)

    Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Address: 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing 100093, China
    Tel: +86-10-62836268 Fax: +86-10-82595962
    http://gcte.ibcas.ac.cn/ [in Chinese]