Site name	Moshiri Birch Forest Site
AsiaFlux site code	MBF
Location	Moshiri, Hokkaido, Japan
Position	44º 23' 03" N, 142º 19' 07" E
Elevation	585 m above sea level
Slope	on a ridge
Terrain type	-
Area	-
Fetch	several hundred meters
Climate	Cool temperate
Mean annual air temperature	-
Mean annual precipitation	-
Vegetation type	Deciduous broad leaf (Birch) forest
Domestic species (Overstory)	-
Dominant species (Understory)	-
Canopy height	11.5 m
Age	-
LAI	2.68 m2 m-2 (PAI) in the foliated season
Soil type	-

Observations
Eddy Covariance method (CO₂)

System	Open-path system
Wind speed	Ultrasonic anemometer (R3-50, Gill Instruments, UK
Air temperature	Ultrasonic anemometer (R3-50, Gill Instruments, UK
Water vapor	Open-path (LI-7500, LI-COR, USA),
CO2	Open-path (LI-7500, LI-COR, USA),
Measurement height	21.1 m
Sampling frequency	-
Averaging time	-
Data logger	-
Data storage	-
Original data	-

Meteorology

Observation items	Levels/ Depth	Instrument
Global solar radiation(incoming)	20 m	CNR1 (Kipp and Zonen, Netherland)
Global solar  radiation (outgoing)	20 m	CNR1 (Kipp and Zonen, Netherland)
Long-wave radiation(incoming)	20 m	CNR1 (Kipp and Zonen, Netherland)
Long-wave radiation(outgoing)	20 m	CNR1 (Kipp and Zonen, Netherland)
Net radiation	-
PPFD (incoming)	20 m	Li-190 (LICOR, USA)
PPFD (outgoing)	-
Direct / diffuse radiation	-
Direct / diffuse PPFD	-
Air temperature	20m until  Aug.04,  2004,  21.1m from  Aug.05, 2004	HMP45D (Vaisala, Finnland)
Humidity	20m until  Aug.04,  2004,  21.1m from  Aug.05, 2004	HMP45D (Vaisala, Finnland)
Soil temperature	0.05, 0.15, 0.3  m	C-PT100 (Climatec, Japan)
Soil heat flux	0.05 m   (3 points)	PHF-01 (REBS Inc., USA)
Soil water   content	0.05, 0.15, 0.3 m	CS-616 (Campbell Sci., USA)
Wind speed	20m until  Aug.04,  2004,  21.1m from  Aug.05, 2004	010C (MetOne, USA)
Wind direction	20m until  Aug.04,  2004,  21.1m from  Aug.05, 2004	020C (MetOne, USA)
Barometric   pressure	-
Precipitation	-
CO2 concentration	-

Other

Soil respiration	-
Photosynthesis	-
Ecological investigation	-