Sesoko Island Area - Japan

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Site Name
Sesoko Island Area
Short name
Sesoko
Country
Japan
Site Manager
Kazuhiko Sakai
Site Description
Sesoko Island is located at the west of northern part of Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is in subtropical climate, and islands of Okinawa are fringed by coral reefs. Sesoko Island is a good field for studying coral reefs.
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2020-06-29 10:06:57

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1971
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-20)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
Photos
not defined
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 26.636917 Longitude: 127.86532

Size
ca. 450.00ha
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
-60.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Marine
Biome
Marine
Ecosystem Type
Marine
Tropical coral
EUNIS habitat
Marine habitats (A)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral rock and other hard substrata (A1)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral rock and other hard substrata (A1) » Moderate energy littoral rock (A1.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
23.00°C
Precipitation Annual
2000.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Observation devices » Marine Platform
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Master