Kiso River - Japan

Basic Information
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Site Name
Kiso River
Short name
Kiso River
Country
Japan
Operating Organisation
Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University
Site Description
The Kiso Rivor has 5275 km2 water catchment area and runs in central Japan. The length is 229 km.
Last modified
2020-12-18 10:12:52

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2007
Geographic
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Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
2446.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
JaLTER (Japan)✖ (LTER-EAP-JP-50)The affiliation of this site with "JaLTER (Japan)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
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GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Ecosystem Type
Rivers
Large river headwaters
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Permanent non-tidal, fast, turbulent watercourses (C2.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.50°C
Precipitation Annual
1884.90mm
Site Type
Platform
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » Unknown number of beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Equipment notes
Laboratory, accommodation, microscope
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
700
Maintenance Interval
700
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Regular