SMF: Seto Mixed Forest Site
General site details
| Site name | Seto Mixed Forest Site |
|---|---|
| AsiaFlux site code | SMF |
| Location | Seto, Aichi Pref, Japan |
| Position | 35º 15' N, 137º 04' E |
| Elevation | 205 m above sea level |
| Slope | on a ridge |
| Terrain type | Complex |
| Area | - |
| Fetch | 1 km |
| Climate | Warm temperate |
| Mean annual air temperature | 15.1ºC (1989-2008 Tajimi AMeDAS station) |
| Mean annual precipitation | 1615mm (1989-2008 Tajimi AMeDAS station) |
| Vegetation type | Mixed forest, Secondary evergreen broadleaved forest |
| Dominant Species (Overstory) | Ilex pedunculosa, Symplocos prunifolia, Quercus serrata, Evodiopanax innovans |
| Dominant Species (Understory) | Dicranopteris pedata, Eurya japonica, Osmanthus heterophyllus |
| Canopy height | 8.1 m |
| Age | 75-85 years in 2016 |
| LAI | 3.57 m2 m-2 (PAI) in the foliated season |
| Soil type | Brown forest soils, Cambisols(WRB), Inceptisols(USDA) (Urakawa et al., 2014) |
Observation
Eddy Covariance method (CO2)
| System | Open-path system |
|---|---|
| Wind speed | Ultrasonic anemometer (SAT-540, KAIJO, Japan) |
| Air temperature | Ultrasonic anemometer (SAT-540, KAIJO, Japan) |
| Water vapor | Open-path CO2/H2O analyzers (LI-7500, LI-COR, USA) |
| CO2 | Open-path CO2/H2O analyzers (LI-7500, LI-COR, USA) |
| Measurement height | 19 m |
| Sampling frequency | 10 Hz |
| Averaging time | 30 min |
| Data logger | CR3000, CR1000 (Campbell, USA) |
| Data storage | Laptop computer |
| Original data | Contact to PI |
Meteorology
| Observation items | Levels/Depth | Instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Global solar radiation(incoming) | 18.05 m | CNR1 (Kipp and Zonen, Netherland) |
| Global solar radiation (outgoing) | 18.05 m | CNR1 (Kipp and Zonen, Netherland) |
| Long-wave radiation(incoming) | 18.05 m | CNR1 (Kipp and Zonen, Netherland) |
| Long-wave radiation(outgoing) | 18.05 m | CNR1 (Kipp and Zonen, Netherland) |
| Net radiation | - | |
| PPFD (incoming) | 18.05 m | Li-190 (LICOR, USA) -2010/2 SQ100 (Apogee, USA) 2013/5 |
| PPFD (outgoing) | - | |
| Direct / diffuse radiation | - | |
| Direct / diffuse PPFD | - | |
| Air temperature | 18.05 m | HMP45D (Vaisala, Finnland) |
| Humidity | 18.05 m | HMP45D (Vaisala, Finnland) |
| Soil temperature | 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.50 m | C-PT100 (Climatec, Japan) |
| Soil heat flux | - | PHF-01 (REBS Inc., USA) |
| Soil water content | 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.50m | CS-616 (Campbell Sci., USA) |
| Wind speed | 18.8 m | 010C (MetOne, USA) |
| Wind direction | 18.8 m | 020C (MetOne, USA) |
| Barometric pressure | 18 m | PTB210(Vaisala, Finland) |
| Precipitation | 18.05 m | 34-T(Ohta Keiki, Japan) |
| CO2 concentration | - |
Other
| Soil respiration | irregular |
| Photosynthesis | irregular |
| Ecological investigation | irregular |
Observation Period and Data Availability
| Measurement Period | from September 2002 - to April 2017 |
|---|---|
| Measurement Frequency | Continuous |
| Data Availability | 2002-2017 in AsiaFlux DataBase |
Contact
Ayumi Kotani (kotani [at] agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp) Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya city 464-8601 Tel & Fax : +81-052-789-4059 http://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~wecnof/index.html https://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~suido/0research.html
Infrastructure
Tower, Solar energy system
Research Fund
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) Program
[Effects of Rainfall Variability on Water Cycle and Ecosystem in Tropical Rain Forest under Asian Monsoon Climate]
[Field and modelling studies on the effect of forest devastation on flooding and environmental issues]
Publication
Daikoku, K., Hattori, S., Deguchi, A., Fujita, Y., Park, H., and Matsumoto, K. (2007) Impact of wind direction on diurnal and seasonal changes in wind profiles. J. For. Res., 12, 452-466. DOI 10.1007/s10310-007-0034-8
Daikoku, K., Hattori, S., Deguchi, A., Aoki, Y., Miyashita, M., Matsumoto, K., Akiyama, J., Iida, S., Toba, T., Fujita, Y., and Ohta, T. (2008) Influence of evaporation from the forest floor on evaporation from the dry canopy. Hydrol. Process. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7010
Matsumoto, K., Ohta, T., Nakai, T., Kuwada, T., Daikoku, K., Iida, S., Yabuki, H., Kononov, A. V., van der Molen, M. K., Kodama, Y., Maximov, T. C., Dolman, A. J., and Hattori, S. (2008) Energy consumption and evapotranspiration at several boreal and temperature forests in the Far East. Agric. For. Meteorl., 148, 1978-1989.
Nakai, T., Sumida, A., Daikoku, K., Matsumoto, K., van der Molen, M. K., Kodama, Y., Kononov, A. V., Maximov, T. C., Dolman, A. J., Yabuki, H., Hara, T., and Ohta, T. (2008)Prameterization of aerodynamic roughness over boreal, cool- and warm-temperate forests. Agric. For. Meteorl., 148, 1916-1925.