KMUTT Ratchaburi Campus, Rang Bour, Chombueng, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
Position
13º35’ N, 99º30' E
Elevation
118 m
Slope
Negligible
Terrain type
Flat
Area
88.9 ha
Fetch
N/A
Climate
Tropical monsoon climate
Mean annual air temperature
26.51ºC (2008-2009)
Mean annual precipitation
1,125.75 mm (2009-2010)
Vegetation type
Dry dipterocarp forest
Domestic species (Overstory)
Dipterocarpus intricatu, D. obtusifolius , D. tuberculatus, Shorea obtuse, and S. siamensis
Dominant species (Understory)
N/A
Canopy height
5-7 m
Age
Regenerated forest, mostly young of 5-7 years old (measurement 2009)
LAI
N/A
Soil type
Losmy sand
Observations Eddy Covariance method (CO2)
System
Open-path system
Wind speed
Three-dimensional sonic anemometer-thermometer (Campbell CSAT3)
Air temperature
Three-dimensional sonic anemometer-thermometer (Campbell CSAT3)
Water vapor
Open-path CO2/H2O analyzer (LI-7500, LI-COR)
CO2
Open-path CO2/H2O analyzer (LI-7500, LI-COR)
Measurement height
8 m
Sampling frequency
10 Hz
Averaging time
30 min
Data logger
CR1000, CR23X, and CR10X, Campbell Sci.
Data storage
PC and SSD
Original data
Raw data
Meteorology
Observation items
Levels/ Depth
Instrument
Global solar radiation(incoming)
11, 8 m
CM11 and CNR1, Kipp and Zonen, Delft, Holland
Global solar radiation (outgoing)
8 m
CNR1, Kipp and Zonen, Delft, Holland
Long-wave radiation(outgoing)
8 m
CNR1, Kipp and Zonen, Delft, Holland
Long-wave radiation(outgoing)
8 m
CNR1, Kipp and Zonen, Delft, Holland
Net radiation
8 m
CNR1, Kipp and Zonen, Delft, Holland
PPFD (incoming)
10 m
LI-190,Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA
PPFD (outgoing)
-
Direct / diffuse radiation
-
Direct / diffuse PPFD
-
Air temperature
10 m
Campbell HMP45C
Humidity
10 m
Campbell HMP45C
Soil temperature
- 6 cm
Campbell TCAV Averaging soil thermocouple
Soil heat flux
- 8 cm
HFP01, Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, UT, USA
Soil water content
- 2.5 cm
CS616, Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, UT, USA
Wind speed
8 m
CSAT-3, Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, UT, USA
Wind direction
8 m
CSAT-3, Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, UT, USA
Barometric pressure
-
Precipitation
11 m
TE525, Texas Electronics, Texas, USA
CO2 concentration
8 m
Li 7500, Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA
H2O concentration
8 m
Li 7500, Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA
Other
Soil respiration
Continuous automated static close chamber
Photosynthesis
-
Ecological investigation
Tree height, diameter, root growth and turnover, phenology, LAI and canopy structure, litter dynamics, sap flow velocity, water potential in tree and soil, soil water content, acid deposition (SO2) all will be started in 2009
Amnat Chidthaisong (amnat_c [at] jgsee.kmutt.ac.th) The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE), and Center of Excellence on Energy Technology and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Earth System Science Office (ESS-KMUTT Project), 126 Pracha-Utit Rd., Tungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand. Tel. (66) 2470-8309-10 # 4151, 4119 Fax: (66) 2872-9805
[Flux and micrometeorology] Montri Sanwangsri (montri.san [at] kmutt.ac.th) The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (JGSEE-KMUTT), Earth System Science Office (ESS-KMUTT Project), 126 Pracha-Utit Rd., Tungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand. Tel. (66) 2470-8309-10 # 4151, 4119 , Fax: (66) 2872-9805
[Methane emission] Srintornthep Towprayoon (sirin [at] jgsee.kmutt.ac.th) The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (JGSEE-KMUTT), Earth System Science Office (ESS-KMUTT Project), 126 Pracha-Utit Rd., Tungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand. Tel. (66) 2470-8309-10 # 4151, 4119 , Fax: (66) 2872-9805
[Flux and micrometeorology] Andrew McMillan (a.mcmillan [at] niwa.co.nz) National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd 301 Evans Bay Parade, Greta Point, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
Research Fund
JGSEE-KMUTT ESS-KMUTT The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) (2008-2010)