BBY: Bibai bog

BBY site photos

General site details

Site nameBibai bog
AsiaFlux site codeBBY
LocationBibai, Hokkaido, Japan
Position43°19' 22.82"N, 141°48'38.51"E
Elevation17 m
Slope0 degree
Terrain typeFlat
Area22 ha
FetchWetland dominated by Sphagnum moss : 60 m for north, 40 m for south, 100 m for west, and 50 m for east
Wetland including Sasa : 270 m for north, 220 m for south, 200 m for west, and 330 m for east
ClimateCool temperate (Dfb)
Mean annual air temperature7.2 ± 0.6 ºC
Mean annual precipitation1170 ± 181 mm
Vegetation typeWetland dominated by Sphagnum moss
Dominant Species (Overstory)Sphagnum moss, Rhynchospora fauriei, Rhynchospora alba, Moliniopsis japonica, Aster rugulosus, Lobelia sessilifolia, Sasa palmate, Toxicodendron trichocarpum
Dominant Species (Understory)-
Canopy height30 to 50 cm
Age2000 years
LAIMaximum ap 2
Soil type4 to 5 m peat on the alluvial plain

Observation

Eddy Covariance method (CO2)

SystemOpen-path eddy covariance
Wind speedSonic anemometer (CSAT3, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Air temperatureSonic anemometer (CSAT3, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Water vaporOpen-path CO2/H2O analyzer (EC150, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
CO2Open-path CO2/H2O analyzer (EC150, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Measurement height 2.3 m
Sampling frequency10 Hz
Averaging time30 min
Data loggerCR6 (Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Data storagemicroSD card
Original dataRaw data

Meteorology

Observation items Levels/Depth Instrument
Global solar radiation(incoming) 1.9 m 4 component net radiometer (CNR1, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Global solar radiation(outgoing) 1.9 m 4 component net radiometer (CNR1, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Long-wave radiation(incoming) 1.9 m 4 component net radiometer (CNR1, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Long-wave radiation(outgoing) 1.9 m 4 component net radiometer (CNR1, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Net radiation -
PPFD (incoming) 1.93 m Quantum sensor (CPR-PAR-01, Climatec) Quantum sensor (SE-SQ110, Apogee, USA)
PPFD (outgoing) 1.93 m Quantum sensor (SE-SQ110, Apogee, USA)
Direct / diffuse radiation -
Direct / diffuse PPFD -
Air temperature 1.95 and 1.63 m Platinum resistance thermometer and capacitive (HMP155, Vaisala)
Humidity 1.95 and 1.63 m Platinum resistance thermometer and capacitive (HMP155, Vaisala)
Soil temperature 0.5, 5.5, 10.5, 20.5, and 30.5 cm
15, 20, 25, 35, and 45 cm
Thermocouples
Soil heat flux 0.1 m Heat flux plate (HEP01SC, Hukseflux)
Soil water content 0.05 m TDR sensor (CS616 Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Wind speed 2.3 m
4.04 m
2.0 m
Sonic anemometer (CSAT3, Campbell Scientific) Aerovane (5103, Young) Three cup anemometer (010C, MetOne)
Wind direction 2.3 m
4.04 m
Sonic anemometer (CSAT3, Campbell Scientific) Aerovane (5103, Young)
Barometric pressure 2.3 m
4.04 m
2.0 m
Barometer (EC150, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Barometer (LI-7700, Li-Cor)
Barometer (PTB210, Vaisala)
Precipitation 2.2 m Tipping-bucket rainguage (52,202, R.M.Young)
CO2 concentration 2.3 m Open-path CO2/H2O analyzer (EC150, Campbell Scientific Inc.)
CH4 concentratio 2.3 m Open-path CH4 analyzer (LI-7700, Li-Cor)
Water Table depth Pressure water gauge (HTV010-KP, SENSEZ)
Soil O2 concentration 0.05, 0.1 and 0.3 m Galvanic-cell type oxygen sensor (KE-25, GS- Yuasa), Galvanic-cell type oxygen sensor (MIJ-03 type2, Environmental Measurements Japan)
Snow Depth Ultrasonic distance meter (SR50A, Campbell Scientific Inc.)

Fluxes of non-CO2 gases

Gas CH4
Method Open-path eddy covariance using LI-7700 (Li-Cor)
Measurement height 2.3 m
Data logger CR6 (Campbell Scientific Inc.)
Data storage microSD card

Other

Soil respiration -
Phenology Phenological Camera (TLC2000, Brinno)
LAI Monthly using a plant canopy analyzer (LAI-2200)

Observation Period and Data Availability

Measurement Periodfrom May 2012 to March 2021
Measurement FrequencyContinuous
Data Availability-

Contact

Masahito Ueyama (mueyama[at]omu.ac.jp)
Osaka Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Agriculture
1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
Tel: +81-72-254-9432

Takashi Hirano (hirano[at]agr.hokudai.ac.jp)
Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan

Yasuhiro Kominami (comy[at]affrc.go.jp)
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization,
Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center

Infrastructure

Pole Tower, Electric Power (AC)

Publication

Ueyama, M., Yazaki, T., Hirano, T., Futakuchi, Y., Okamura, M., 2020.
Environmental controls on methane fluxes in a cool temperate bog.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology,281, 107852.

Ueyama, M., Yazaki, T., Hirano, T., Endo, R., 2022. Partitioning methane flux
by the eddy covariance method in a cool temperate bog based on a
Bayesian framework. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 108852.

Ueyama, M., Knox, S. H., Delwiche, K. B., Bansal, S., Riley, W. J., Baldocchi,
D., Hirano, T., McNicol, G., Schafer, K., Windham-Myers, L., Poulter, B.,
Jackson, R. B., Chang, K.-Y., Chen, J., Chu, H., Desai, A. R., Gogo, S., Iwata,
H., Kang, M., Mammarella, I., Peichl, M., Sonnentag, O., Tuittila, E.-S., Ryu, Y.,
Euskirchen, E. S., Göckede, M., Jacotot, A., Nilsson, M. B., Sachs, T., 2023.
Modeled production, oxidation, and transport processes of wetland
methane emissions in temperate, boreal, and Arctic regions. Global
Change Biology, DOI:10.1111/gcb.1.