DTT: Diverse land-cover site at Tak, Thailand

DTT site photos

General site details

Site name Diverse land-cover site at Tak, Thailand
AsiaFlux site codeDTT
LocationTak, Thailand
Position16º'56’23.3”N, 99°25’47.6”E
Elevation120 m above sea level
Slope 0-1 deg
Terrain typeFlat
Areawithin a radius of 10 km
Fetchover 10km
ClimateTropical savanna climate
Mean annual air temperature22ºC
Mean annual precipitation1100mm
Vegetation typeTectona, Shorea and Dipterocarpus in case of forest and paddy, cassava, corn et al.
Dominant Species (Overstory)Tectona, Shorea and Dipterocarpus, paddy, cassava, corn et al.
Dominant Species (Understory)N/A
Canopy height 0 - 25 m
Age About 20 years in 2011
LAI 0-5
Soil typeN/A

Observation

Eddy Covariance method (CO2)

SystemOpen-path system
Wind speedThree dimensional sonic anemometer (CSAT3, Campbell scientific)
Air temperature Three dimensional sonic anemometer (CSAT3, Campbell scientific)
Water vapor Open-path analyzer (LI-7500, LI-COR, USA)
CO2Open-path analyzer (LI-7500, LI-COR, USA)
Measurement height20, 30, 100 m
Sampling frequency10 Hz
Averaging time 1 hour
Data loggerCR5000 (Campbell, USA)
Data storageCF
Original data Raw data

Meteorology

Observation items Levels/Depth Instrument
Global solar radiation(incoming) 2 m CNR1 (Kipp & Zonen, The Netherlands)
Global solar radiation (outgoing) 2 m CNR1 (Kipp & Zonen, The Netherlands)
Long-wave radiation(incoming) 2 m CNR1 (Kipp & Zonen, The Netherlands)
Long-wave radiation(outgoing) 2 m CNR1 (Kipp & Zonen, The Netherlands)
Net radiation 2 m CNR1 (Kipp & Zonen, The Netherlands)
PPFD (incoming) -
PPFD (outgoing) -
Direct / diffuse radiation -
Direct / diffuse PPFD -
Air temperature 2, 20, 30, 45, 60, 100 m HMP45A, VAISALA, Finland
Humidity 2, 20, 30, 45, 60, 100 m HMP45A, VAISALA, Finland
Soil temperature 0.05 m Platinum resistance thermometer
Soil heat flux 0.05 m MF81 (EKO, Japan)
Soil water content 0.05 m TDR sensor (CS615, Campbell, USA)
Wind speed 2, 20, 30, 45, 60, 100 m Wind sensor (Wind Monitor 05103, RM Young, USA)
Wind direction 2, 20, 30, 45, 60, 100 m Wind sensor (Wind Monitor 05103, RM Young, USA)
Barometric pressure -
Precipitation 1, 0.2 m TE525MM (Campbell scientific), 34-T (OTA)
CO2 concentration 20, 30, 100 m Open-path CO2/H2O analyzer (LI-7500 LI-COR, USA)
H2O concentration 20, 30, 100 m Open-path CO2/H2O analyzer (LI-7500 LI-COR, USA)

Other

Soil respiration -
Photosynthesis -
Ecological investigation -

Observation Period and Data Availability

Measurement PeriodFrom 2003 to present
Measurement Frequency Continuous
Data Availability N/A

Contact

Wonsik Kim (wonsik [at] affrc.go.jp) National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences3-1-3 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan Tel : +81-29-838-8210

Taikan Oki (taikan [at] iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp) Daisuke Komori (d-komori [at] iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp) Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan Tel: +81-3-5452-6382 Fax: +81-3-5452-6383

Panya Polsan (ppolsan [at] gmail.com) Hydrology and Water Management Center Lower Northern Eastern Regional453 Moo 10 Mittaphap Road Tambol Kokkruat Muang DistrictNakhonratchasima 30280

Infrastructure

Tower, Electrical power (AC)

Calibration Information

Open-path analyzers were calibrated approximately two years by LI-COR.