BFS: Barkot Flux Research Site
General site details
| Site name | Barkot Flux Research Site |
|---|---|
| AsiaFlux site code | BFS |
| Location | Barkot, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
| Position | 30°6'44.391"N , 78°12'43.06"E |
| Elevation | 415m above sea level |
| Slope | <5 degree |
| Terrain type | Flat |
| Area | 8445.648 ha |
| Fetch | 400-1000m |
| Climate | Subtropical Humid |
| Mean annual air temperature | 37.5°C in July and 2.5°C in January |
| Mean annual precipitation | 2073mm |
| Vegetation type | Moist Deciduous Sal forest |
| Dominant Species (Overstory) | Shorea robusta |
| Dominant Species (Understory) | Mallotus philippensis |
| Canopy height | 32 m |
| Age | Climax Forest |
| LAI | 4.8 |
| Soil type | Loamy Thermic Haplustalfs |
Observation
Eddy Covariance method (CO2)
| System | Open-path system |
|---|---|
| Wind speed | 3 - axis Ultrasonic anemometer ( RM Young 81000, USA) |
| Air temperature | 3 - axis Ultrasonic anemometer ( RM Young 81000, USA) |
| Water vapor | Open-path infrared gas analyzer (IR Hygrometer LI-7500, LI-COR, USA) |
| CO2 | Open-path infrared gas analyzer (IR Hygrometer LI-7500, LI-COR, USA) |
| Measurement height | 40 m |
| Sampling frequency | 10 Hz |
| Averaging time | 30 min |
| Data logger | CR1000 (Campbell,USA) |
| Data storage | Compact flash card |
| Original data | Raw data |
Meteorology
| Observation items | Levels/Depth | Instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Global solar radiation(incoming) | 40 m | CMP 3 (Kipp&Zonen, Netherland) |
| Global solar radiation (outgoing) | - | |
| Long-wave radiation(outgoing) | 40 m | CMP 3 (Kipp&Zonen, Netherland) |
| Long-wave radiation(outgoing) | - | |
| Net radiation | - | |
| PPFD (incoming) | - | |
| PPFD (outgoing) | - | |
| Direct / diffuse radiation | - | |
| Direct / diffuse PPFD | - | |
| Air temperature | 48,32,16,8,4,2 m | Hygroclips S3 (Rotoronic,Switzerland) |
| Humidity | 48,32,16,8,4,2 m | Hygroclips S3 (Rotoronic,Switzerland) |
| Soil temperature | -5cm, -10cm, -20cm, -60cm, -100cm | KDS 031(Komoline, India) |
| Soil heat flux | 10,30 cm | Self-calibrating heat flux sensor (Huskeflux-HFP01SC ) |
| Soil water content | 10cm, 20cm, 30cm, 40cm, 60cm, 100cm | PR2/6 (Delta-T, UK) |
| Wind speed | 48,32,16,8,4,2 m | RM Young Wind Monitor-05103 (Secondwind,USA) |
| Wind direction | 48,32,16,8,4,2 m | RM Young Wind Monitor-05103 (Secondwind,USA) |
| Barometric pressure | 2 m | Atmosphere Pressure Sensor KDS 021 (Komoline, India) |
| Precipitation | 50 m | Tipping-bucket rainguage (RM Young 52203, USA) |
| CO2 concentration | - |
Other
| Soil respiration | Automated soil CO2 Flux (LI-8100, LI-COR,USA) |
| Photosynthesis | - |
| Ecological investigation | LAI, Biomass, Litter production & decomposition, Litter C:N etc. Sap Flow |
Observation Period and Data Availability
| Measurement Period | October 2012 till date |
|---|---|
| Measurement Frequency | Continuous |
| Data Availability | N/A |
Contact
Dr. V.K. Dadhwal (director [at] nrsc.gov.in )
Director, NRSC & Project Director, National Carbon Project
National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO)
Department of Space, Government of India
Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 625, India
Telephone (O) : +91 40 2388 4001
Fax: +91 40 2387 7210
- Dr. S.P.S. Kushwaha (spskushwaha [at] gmail.com)
Deputy Project Director, National Carbon Project
Group Director, PPEG & Head, Forestry and Ecology Department
- Dr. N.R. Patel (pnatoo[at]gmail.com, nrpatel[at]iirs.gov.in)
Project Manager Agriculture and Soils Department
- Dr. S. Nandy (subrato.nandy[at] gmail.com, nandy[at] iirs.gov.in)
Scientist-SD, Forestry and Ecology Department
- Taibanganba Watham (taibang01[at] gmail.com)
Research Scholar, Forestry and Ecology Department
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Govt. of India, 4 Kalidas
Road, Dehradun- 248001, India
Telephone(O): +91 135 2746789 Fax: +91 135 2741987
Infrastructure
Tower, Solar Power, Facility for Accommodation Available.
Research Fund
Indian Space Research Organization - Geosphere Biosphere Program (ISRO-GBP)