Updated on May 31, 2012

Observation Network

Location of FFPRI FluxNet Sites

Deciduous broadleaf forest

Sapporo / Appi / Kawagoe

Evergreen needleleaf forest

Fujiyoshida / Kahoku

Mixed forest

Yamashiro

Observation Sites

Sapporo forest meteorology research site [SAP] (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
position: 42°59'N, 141°23'E
topography (slope): mildly-sloped (0~7°)
elevation: 182m
forest type: Deciduous broadleaf
dominant species : Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla),
japanese oak (Quercus mongolica)
canopy height / age: 20 m / approx. 100 years
observation period: 1999~
Appi forest meteorology research site [API] (Hachimantai, Iwate)
position: 40°00'N, 140°56'E
topography (slope): mildly-sloped (5.7°)
elevation: 825m
forest type: Deciduous broadleaf
dominant species : Japanese beech (Fagus crenata)
canopy height / age: 19 m / approx. 70 years
observation period: 1999~
Kawagoe forest meteorology research site [KWG] (Kawagoe, Saitama)
position: 35°52'N, 139°29'E
topography (slope): flat
elevation: 26m
forest type: Deciduous broadleaf
dominant species : Konara oak (Quercus serrata),
Horn beam (Carpinus laxiflora)
canopy height / age: 15m / -
observation period: 1995-2002
Fujiyoshida forest meteorology research site [FJY] (Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi)
position: 35°27'N, 138°46'E
topography (slope): mildly-sloped (3.5°)
elevation: 1030m
forest type: Evergreen needleleaf
dominant species : Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora),
Japanese holly (Ilex pedunculosa)
canopy height / age: approx. 20m / approx. 100 years
observation period: 1999~
Yamashiro forest hydrology research site [YMS] (Kizugawa, Kyoto)
position: 34°47'N, 135°51'E
topography (slope): complex topography (0~35°)
elevation: 180-255m
forest type: Mixed
dominant species : Konara oak (Quercus serrata),
Japanese holly (Ilex pedunculosa)
canopy height / age: 6-20m / -
observation period: 1999~
Kahoku experimental watershed [KHW] (Yamaga, Kumamoto)
position: 33°08'N, 130°43'E
topography (slope): complex topography (16°)
elevation: 165m
forest type: Evergreen needleleaf
dominant species : Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica),
Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
canopy height / age: 10-35 / 33-56 years
observation period: 1999~