CM2: Dongtan Monitoring Station of Global Carbon Flux, Chongming, Shanghai No.2

CM2 site photos

General site details

Site name Dongtan Monitoring Station of Global Carbon Flux, Chongming, Shanghai No.2
AsiaFlux site codeCM2
Location East shore of Chongming Island, Shanghai, China
Position 31º 35.079' N,121º 54.207' E (World Geodetic System 1984)
Elevation 31.37m (World Geodetic System 1984)
Slope Plane and flat (<1%)
Terrain type Flat
Area230 km2
Fetch 220m for NE, 300m for SW, 500m for SE andNW
ClimateSemitropical monsoon climate
Mean annual air temperature 15.7 ºC (2005)
Mean annual precipitation2074 mm (2005)
Vegetation type Brackish marsh
Dominant Species (Overstory) Spartina alterniflora, Phragmites australis
Dominant Species (Understory)-
Canopy height Up to 1.5 to 2.5 m
Age-
LAI-
Soil type Clay loam (Wu et al., 2005)

Observation

Eddy Covariance method (CO2)

SystemOpen-path system
Wind speed 3 - axis Ultrasonic anemometer
Air temperature 3 - axis Ultrasonic anemometer
Water vapor Open-path infrared gas analyzer
CO2 Open-path infrared gas analyzer
Measurement height4.8 m
Sampling frequency10 Hz
Averaging time30 min
Data loggerCR5000 (Campbell,USA)
Data storageCF
Original dataBinary data files, Excel worksheets

Meteorology

Observation items Levels/Depth Instrument
Global solar radiation (outgoing) 4.7 m CNR1, Kipp and Zonen, Delft, Holland
Global solar radiation(incoming) 4.7 m CNR1, Kipp and Zonen, Delft, Holland
Long-wave radiation(outgoing) 4.7 m CNR1, Kipp and Zonen, Delft, Holland
Long-wave radiation(outgoing) 4.7 m CNR1, Kipp and Zonen, Delft, Holland
Net radiation -
PPFD (incoming) 4.7 m Li190SB,Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA
PPFD (outgoing) -
Direct / diffuse radiation -
Direct / diffuse PPFD -
Air temperature 1.6, 2.8, 4.7 m HMP-45C, Vaisala, Helsinki, Finland
Humidity 1.6, 2.8, 4.7 m HMP-45C, Vaisala, Helsinki, Finland
Soil temperature 5cm before Mar. 2006 ; 1, 5, 10 after that Model 107, Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, UT, USA
Soil heat flux 5cm before Mar. 2006 ; 1, 5, 10 after that HFT-3, Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, UT, USA
Soil water content -
Wind speed 4.8 m CSAT-3, Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, UT, USA
Wind direction 4.8 m CSAT-3, Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, UT, USA
Barometric pressure -
Precipitation 4.5 m TE525, Texas Electronics, Texas, USA
CO2 concentration 4.8 m Li 7500, Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA
H2O concentration -

Other

Soil respiration Soil respiration Li6400, Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA
Photosynthesis Li8100, Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA
Ecological investigation Li8100, Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA

Observation Period and Data Availability

Measurement PeriodAugust 2004-
Measurement Frequency Continuous
Data AvailabilityAvailable, please contact the following address.

Contact

ZHAO, Bin (zhaobin [at] fudan.edu.cn) Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China Tel: +86-21-65642263-2, Fax: +86-21-65642468 http://www.ibsfu.fudan.edu.cn

Guo Haiqiang (042023099 [at]fudan.edu.cn) School of Life Science Institute of Biodiversity Science,Fudan University Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, R.P.China Tel: +86-21-55664671, Fax: +86-21-65642468

Calibration Information

Li7500 on November 27th to December 7th 2005.

Publication

Wu, J.H., Fu, C.Z., Lu, F., Chen, J.K., 2005. Changes in free-living nematode community structure in relation to progressive land reclamation at an intertidal marsh. Appl. Soil Ecol. 29(1), 47-58.