JND: Jiangdu Flux Site

JND site photos

General site details

Site nameJiangdu Flux Site
AsiaFlux site codeJND
LocationJiangdu, Jiangsu Province, China
Position32º35’54.4" N, 119º42'24.9"' E
Elevation3m
SlopeFlat
Terrain typeAgricultural land
Areaover 50 ha
Fetch400 m to the east, 260 m to the south, 300 m to the southwest, and >500 m to other directions.
ClimateCfa
Mean annual air temperature14.9ºC (Jiangdu)
Mean annual precipitation918 mm (Xiaoji, Jiangdu)
Vegetation typeRice and wheat
Dominant Species (Overstory)Rice (Oryza sativa L.) from June to October and wheat (Triticum spp.) from November to May
Dominant Species (Understory)-
Canopy heightVariable with season. The maximum canopy height is 1.0 m for rice and 0.9 m for wheat.
Age-
LAIVariable with time.
Soil typeShajiang Aquic Cambosols with a sandy-loamy texture

Observation

Eddy Covariance method (CO2)

SystemOpen-path system (CO2 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 height2.9 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) 2.4 m Four-component net radiometer,CNR1 ( Kipp & Zonen )
Global solar radiation (outgoing) 2.4 m Four-component net radiometer,CNR1 ( Kipp & Zonen )
Long-wave radiation(incoming) 2.4 m Four-component net radiometer,CNR1 ( Kipp & Zonen )
Long-wave radiation(outgoing) 2.4 m Four-component net radiometer,CNR1 ( Kipp & Zonen )
Net radiation 2.4 m Four-component net radiometer,CNR1 ( Kipp & Zonen )
PPFD (incoming) 2.3 m Quantum sensor (LI-190S, LI-COR, USA)
PPFD (outgoing) 2.3 m Quantum sensor (LI-190S, LI-COR, USA)
Direct / diffuse radiation -
Direct / diffuse PPFD -
Air temperature 1.5, 2.8 m Temperature-humidity sensor, HMP45 (Vaisala ) with home-made ventilator
Humidity 1.5, 2.8 m Temperature-humidity sensor, HMP45 (Vaisala ) with home-made ventilator
Soil temperature 1,5,10,20,40 cm T-type thermocouple, home-made
Soil heat flux 1 cm Heat flux plate, MF-180M (Eko)
Soil water content 0 - 10 cm Soil moisture probe, ECH<sub>2</sub>O EC-TM (Decagon)
Wind speed 2.9 m Sonic anemometer-thermometer (Campbell CSAT3)
Wind direction 2.9 m Sonic anemometer-thermometer (Campbell CSAT3)
Barometric pressure 1.5 m Silicon-capacitive pressure probe, PTB101B (Vaisala)
Precipitation 1.5 m Tipping bucket rain gauge, TE525MM (Texas Electronics); measured at the ChinaFACE site
CO2 concentration -
Surface temperature 2.3 m Infrared thermometer, SI-100 (Apogee)

Other

O3 Gradient (half hourly) 2007-2011
Soil respiration -
Photosynthesis -
Ecological investigation -

Observation Period and Data Availability

Measurement Periodfrom December 2006 to present
Measurement FrequencyContinuous
Data AvailabilityN/A

Contact

Akira Miyata (amiyat [at] niaes.affrc.go.jp)Agro-Meteorology Division,National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES)
3-1-3, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan
TEL: + 81-29-838-8207 FAX: + 81-29-838-8211
http://ecomdb.niaes5.affrc.go.jp/

Jinguo Zhu (jgzhu [at] issas.ac.cn)
Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing St., Nanjing 210008, Peoples Republic of China

Masayoshi Mano (mano [at] chiba-u.jp)
Chiba University

Haoye Tang (hytang [at] issas.ac.cn)
Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture,Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences71 East Beijing St., Nanjing 210008, Peoples Republic of China

Keisuke Ono (onok [at] niaes.affrc.go.jp)
Agro-Meteorology Division,National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES)
3-1-3, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan
TEL: + 81-29-838-8239 FAX: + 81-29-838-8211 http://ecomdb.niaes5.affrc.go.jp/

Research Fund

Global Environment Research Fund, MOE International S & T Cooperation Program, MOST Knowledge Innovation Program, CAS

Calibration Information

The sensor head of the open-path infrared gas analyzer (LI-7500) was replaced by the calibrated sensor head twice a year, after each growing season.