KND: Kandistasari Research Site

KND site photos

General site details

Site nameKandistasari Research Site
AsiaFlux site codeKND
LocationSiak, Riau, Indonesia
Position1º 0' 0" N, 101º 16' 0" E
Elevation71 m above sea level
Slope0 - 1º
Terrain typeFlat
Area3600 ha
Fetch200 - 800 m
ClimateAf
Mean annual air temperature26ºC
Mean annual precipitation2208 mm
Vegetation typePalm oil plantation
Dominant Species (Overstory)Elaeis guinensis
Dominant Species (Understory) Asystasia gangetica subsp. Micrantha (16%)<br>Nephrolepis bisserata (13%)<br>Asplenium longissimum (13%)
Canopy height18.5 m
Age20 years old on 2013
LAI N/A
Soil typeInceptisols - Oxic dystropepts

Observation

Eddy Covariance method (CO2)

SystemOpen-path system
Wind speedCSAT3 (Campbell Sci., USA)
Air temperatureCSAT3 (Campbell Sci., USA) [sonic temperature]
HMP45AC (Vaisala, Findland) [air temperature]
Water vaporOpen-path (LI-7500, LI-COR, USA)
CO2Closed-path (LI-7000, LI-COR, USA)
Measurement height25.0 m
Sampling frequency10 Hz
Averaging time30 min
Data loggerCR3000, Campbell Sci., USA
Data storageCF
Original dataRaw data

Meteorology

Observation items Levels/Depth Instrument
Global solar radiation(incoming) 25 m CNR4 (Kipp & Zonen, The Netherlands)
Global solar radiation (outgoing) 25 m CNR4 (Kipp & Zonen, The Netherlands)
Long-wave radiation(incoming) 25 m CNR4 (Kipp & Zonen, The Netherlands)
Long-wave radiation(outgoing) 47.2 m CNR4 (Kipp & Zonen, The Netherlands)
Net radiation 47.2 m Net radiometer
(NR-LITE, Kipp & Zonen, Netherland)
PPFD (incoming) 47.2 m SQ-110 (Apogee Instr., USA)
PPFD (outgoing) -
Direct / diffuse radiation -
Direct / diffuse PPFD -
Air temperature 25.5 m HMP45AC (Vaisala, Findland)
Humidity 25.5 m HMP45AC (Vaisala, Findland)
Soil temperature 0.1, 0.2 m TCAV, type-E thermocouple<br>(Campbell Sci., USA)
Soil heat flux 0.1 m HFP01 (HukseFlux, The Netherlands)
Soil water<br>content 0.1 m CS616 (Campbell Sci., USA)
Wind speed -
Wind direction 25 m 03101 wind sentry anemometer<br>(R.M. Young, USA)
Barometric<br>pressure 5 m PTB110 (Vaisala, Findland)
Precipitation 25 m TE525MM (Texas Instr., USA)
CO2 concentration 25 m LI-7500 (LiCor, USA)
H2O concentration 25 m LI-7500 (LiCor, USA)

Other

Soil respiration Automatic chamber LI -8100 (LiCor, USA)
Ecological investigation Will be conducted (Tree heights,stand density, diameter, biomass, LAI)
Photosynthesis Will be conducted using LI-6400
(LiCor, USA)

Observation Period and Data Availability

Measurement PeriodSeptember 2011 to present
Measurement FrequencyContinuous
Data AvailabilityN/A

Contact

Bram Hadiwijaya (bram.hadiwijaya[at]gmail.com) Bayu Septi Wibowo (bayuwibowo4600[at]gmail.com) SMART Research Institute of PT. SMART Tbk.,Jl. Tengku Umar no. 19 Pekanbaru - 28112, Indonesia Phone: +6281268696928

Dr. Jean Pierre Caliman (caliman[at]indo.net.id, j-p-caliman[at]smart-tbk.com) SMART Research Institute of PT. SMART Tbk.,Jl. Tengku Umar no. 19 Pekanbaru - 28112, Indonesia Phone: +62811757638

Infrastructure

Tower, electrical power (DC – solar panel)

Research Fund

1) PT. SMART Tbk., Indonesia, research fund 2) CIRAD, France for partial fund