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Eeditorial boardFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_02-00.pdf (34KB)
ContentsFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_03-00.pdf (44KB)
1. Observation Planning and the Selection of Flux Observation Sites
1.1 The observation siteFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_04-11.pdf (64KB)
1.2 Building infrastructure
  • 1.2.2 Tower construction and maintenance
  • 1.2.3 Electric power supply
  • 1.2.4 Lightning surge countermeasures
  • 1.2.5 Observation hut
  • 1.2.6 Other
FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_04-12.pdf (896KB)
1.3 Measurement variables: recommendations and precedence
  • 1.3.1 Variables essential for eddy covariance flux measurement (turbulence fluctuation method)
  • 1.3.2 Micrometeorological and hydrological elements
  • 1.3.3 Structure and basic characteristics of a plant canopy
FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_04-13.pdf (28KB)
Related information for chapter 1FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_04-ref.pdf (22KB)
2. Observation of Turbulence
2.1 Ultrasonic anemo-thermometers (SATs)FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_05-21.pdf (339KB)
2.2 Open-path CO2/H2O analyzers
  • 2.2.1 Measurement of fluctuating CO2 concentration by an open-path analyzer
  • 2.2.2 Measurement of fluctuating H2O concentration by an open-path analyzer
FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_05-22.pdf (260KB)
2.3 Closed-path CO2 analyzersFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_05-23.pdf (278KB)
2.4 CO2 storage changeFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_05-24.pdf (372KB)
2.5 Relaxed eddy accumulation (REA) methodFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_05-25.pdf (295KB)
2.6 Data loggerFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_05-26.pdf (81KB)
2.7 Detection and reduction of noiseFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_05-27.pdf (90KB)
Related information for chapter 2FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_05-ref.pdf (36KB)
3. Micro-meteorological Observation
3.1 Radiation
  • 3.1.1 Solar radiation
  • 3.1.2 Longwave radiation
  • 3.1.3 Net radiation
  • 3.1.4 Photosynthetically active radiation (photosynthetic photon flux density)
FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-31.pdf (381KB)
3.2 Wind direction / Wind velocityFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-32.pdf (152KB)
3.3 Air temperatureFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-33.pdf (229KB)
3.4 HumidityFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-34.pdf (144KB)
3.5 Soil temperature and soil heat flux
  • 3.5.1 Soil temperature
  • 3.5.2 Soil heat flux
FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-35.pdf (207KB)
3.6 Soil moistureFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-36.pdf (113KB)
3.7 Precipitation / snow water equivalent (SWE), snow survey (snow depth, snow weight)
  • 3.7.1 Precipitation (rainfall/snowfall)
  • 3.7.2 Snow survey (snow depth, snow weight)
FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-37.pdf (84KB)
3.8 Water level, water temperature, irrigation and drainage
  • 3.8.1 Water level
  • 3.8.2 Water temperature
  • 3.8.3 Irrigation and drainage
FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-38.pdf (138KB)
3.9 Data loggerFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-39.pdf (75KB)
Related information for chapter 3FluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_06-ref.pdf (108KB)
Literature citedFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_07-00.pdf (212KB)
IndexFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_08-00.pdf (45KB)
Back coverFluxHandbook_Ver1.0a_09-00.pdf (44KB)


This handbook is deliverables of the research project "Long-term Monitoring of Carbon Flux and Promotion of a Data Network in Asian Terrestrial Ecosystems", jointly edited by Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and National Institute for Environmental Studies as part of Global Environment Research Account for National Institute (Ministry of the Environment).

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