Data Set Citation:
When using this data, please cite the data package:
Nagai S and Nasahara K.
Seasonal leaf phenology data for 12 tree species in a cool-temperate deciduous broadleaved forest in Japan from 2005 to 2014
ERDP-2017-01.1.1 (https://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2017-01.1.1/jalter-en)
General Information:
Title:Seasonal leaf phenology data for 12 tree species in a cool-temperate deciduous broadleaved forest in Japan from 2005 to 2014
Identifier:ERDP-2017-01.1.1
Abstract:
This paper reports seasonal data regarding leaf number, leaf length and width, leaf area, leaf angle, and SPAD (leaf chlorophyll content index) for 11 genera (12 species) in a cool-temperate deciduous broadleaved forest in Japan. Knowing the leaf phenology of tree species is important for accurately evaluating the temporal variability of ecosystem functions (e.g., photosynthesis and evapotranspiration) under rapid climate change. However, there is a lack of freely available long-term observation data regarding leaf phenological characteristics for many tree species. We collected leaf phenological data from tagged shoots every 1 to 4 weeks from April or May to October or November each year from 2005 to 2014 in Takayama, Japan (36°08′46″N, 137°25′23″E, 1420 m a.s.l.). We targeted typical dominant, codominant, and understory tree species at the site. To evaluate differences among individuals and between sunlit and shaded leaves, we measured one to four shoots of some species and individuals. Our data provide input, calibration, and validation parameters for a terrestrial ecosystem and for radiative-transfer models and remote-sensing observations.
Keywords:
  • broadleaf
  • ground-truth
  • Japan
  • leaf seasonality
  • leaf angle
  • leaf area
  • leaf length and width
  • leaf number
  • SPAD
  • 10-year data set
Data Table, Image, and Other Data Details:
Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File
Data Table:2005_2014_TKY_shoot_angle_corrected ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:2005_2014_TKY_shoot_lnmbr_corrected ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:2005_2014_TKY_shoot_lsize_corrected ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:2005_2014_TKY_shoot_SPAD_corrected ( View Metadata | Download File download)

Involved Parties

Data Set Owners:
Individual: Shin Nagai
Organization:Department of Environmental Geochemical Cycle Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Address:
3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku,
Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0001 Japan
Phone:
+81(45)778-5594 (voice)
Phone:
+81(45)778-5706 (fax)
Email Address:
nagais@jamstec.go.jp
Individual: Kenlo Nasahara
Organization:Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Address:
1-1-1 Tennodai,
Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572 Japan
Phone:
+81(29)853-4897 (voice)
Phone:
+81(29)853-4897 (fax)
Email Address:
24dakenlo@gmail.com
Data Set Contacts:
Individual: Shin Nagai
Organization:Department of Environmental Geochemical Cycle Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Address:
3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku,
Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0001 Japan
Phone:
+81(45)778-5594 (voice)
Phone:
+81(45)778-5706 (fax)
Email Address:
nagais@jamstec.go.jp

Data Set Characteristics

Geographic Region:
Geographic Description:Takayama, Gifu, Japan
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  137.423056  degrees
East:  137.423056  degrees
North:  36.146111  degrees
South:  36.146111  degrees
Time Period:
Begin:
2005-05-04
End:
2014-10-17

Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods

Step by Step Procedures
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For detailed information, see http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/ER_DataPapers/archives/2017/ERDP-2017-01/metadata

Data Set Usage Rights

This dataset is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Access Control:
Auth System:JaLTER
Order:allowFirst
Allow: [read] public
Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File