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General site details

Site nameIRRI Flux Research Site
AsiaFlux site codeIRI
LocationIRRI, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Position14.2°N, 121.3°E
Elevation21 m above sea level
Slope1-2º
Terrain typeAgricultural land
Area8 ha
Fetch100-150 m
ClimateTropical
Mean annual air temperature27.5°C (1979-2007)from January 2008 to present
Mean annual precipitation2075 mm (1979-2007)
Vegetation typeRice
Dominant Species (Overstory)-
Dominant Species (Understory)-
Canopy height1 m
AgeAbout 120 days
LAIAbout 6.5(Max.)
Soil typeAquandic Epiaquoll

Observation

Eddy Covariance method (CO2)

SystemOpen-path system (CO<sub>2</sub> flux, latent heat flux)
Wind speed3D sonic anemometer(CSAT3, Campbell Sci., Inc., USA)
Air temperature3D sonic anemometer(CSAT3, Campbell Sci., Inc., USA)
Water vaporOpen path(LI-7500, Li-Cor, USA)
CO2Open path(LI-7500, Li-Cor, USA)
Measurement height2.25 m
Sampling frequency10 Hz
Averaging time30 min
Data loggerCR3000 (Campbell, USA)
Data storageCF
Original dataRaw data

Meteorology

Observation items Levels/Depth Instrument
Global solar radiation(incoming) 2.25 m Pyranometer (LI-200S, LI-COR, USA) Net radiometer (NR01, Hukseflux, Campbell, USA)
Global solar radiation (outgoing) 2.25 m Net radiometer (NR01, Hukseflux, Campbell, USA)
Long-wave radiation(incoming) 2.25 m Net radiometer (NR01, Hukseflux, Campbell, USA)
Long-wave radiation(outgoing) 2.25 m Net radiometer (NR01, Hukseflux, Campbell, USA)
Net radiation 2.25 m Net radiometer (NR01, Hukseflux, Campbell, USA)
PPFD (incoming) 2.25 m Quantum sensor (LI-190S, LI-COR, USA)
PPFD (outgoing) 2.25 m Quantum sensor (LI-190S, LI-COR, USA)
Direct / diffuse radiation -
Direct / diffuse PPFD -
Air temperature 0.75, 2.25 m Platinum resistance thermometer (HMP45C, Vaisala)
Humidity 0.75, 2.25 m Capacitive hygrometer (HMP45C, Vaisala)
Soil temperature 0.05, 0.10, 0.15 m T-type thermocouple
Soil heat flux -
Soil water content -
Wind speed 2.25 m Vantage Pro2 Plus weather system (Davis, USA)
Wind direction 20.8 m Vantage Pro2 Plus weather system (Davis, USA)
Barometric pressure 2.25 m Vantage Pro2 Plus weather system (Davis, USA)
Precipitation 2.25 m Vantage Pro2 Plus weather system (Davis, USA)
CO2 concentration 2.25 m LI-7500 (Li-Cor, USA)
H2O concentration 2.25 m LI-7500 (Li-Cor, USA)

Other

Soil respiration -
Photosynthesis -
CH4 eddy covariance (Half hourly) since 2011-
Ecological investigation Biomass, LAI, plant height, tiller no.

Observation Period and Data Availability

Measurement Periodfrom January 2008 to present
Measurement FrequencyContinuous
Data Availability2009 - 2010 in AsiaFlux Database

Contact

Maricar Alberto (maricar.alberto[at]yahoo.com )
R.Wassmann (R.Wassmann[at]IRRI.ORG)
Rice Climate Change Consortium, Crop & Environmental Sciences Division, international Rice Research Institute, College, 4030
Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
TEL : +63(49)536-2701 loc 2300 FAX : +63(49)536-7995

Calibration Information

Open-path analyzers were calibrated approximately in every 6 months with standard CO2 gases and a dew point generator(LI610, Li-Cor, USA).

Publication

Alberto, M.C.R., Wassmann, R., Hirano, T., Miyata, A., Kumar, A., Padre, A., Amante, M., 2009. CO2/heat fluxes in rice fields: Comparative assessment of flooded and non-flooded fields in the Philippines. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 149, 1737-1750. Alberto, M.C.R., Wassmann, R., Hirano, T., Miyata, A., Hatano, R., Kumar, A., Padre, A., Amante, M., 2011. Comparisons of energy balance and evapotranspiration between flooded and aerobic rice fields in the Philippines. Agricultural Water Management. 98, 1417-1430. Alberto, M.C.R., Hirano, T., Miyata, A., Wassmann, R., Kumar, A., Padre, A., Amante, M., 2012. Influence of climate variability on seasonal and interannual variations of ecosystem CO2 exchange in flooded and non-flooded rice fields in the Philippines. Field Crops Research.