TOYOTA, JAPAN

Contacts: Dr Shuntaro Higa Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota, Japan Tel : (81) 56 548 8121 ext. 330 Fax : (81) 56 548 0030 E-mail : Server :	Station Location: Toyota, Japan. Latitude: 35°11' N Longitude: 137°07' E Height above sea level: 189 m. Local Time: GMT+9 Code: JPN7 Type: General class. Operation: Test started in July 1991.
Topographic map showing the land within a 5 km radius of the station location

TOYOTA, JAPAN

Site surroundings: Toyota is located on the east part of Nagoya. The population of the city is 300,000. Within a 5 km radius of the station, 70% of the land is woodland mainly evergreen trees, 20% is parkland and suburban housing, 10% is farmland. The RT. 155 is 500 meters from measurement site.	Climate characteristics: Toyota has an annual average temperature of 17 °C. The month with the highest average is August at 29 °C and that with the lowest is January at 7 °C. The annual sunshine duration is 2150 hours. The closest weather station is located 14 km away west of Toyota.
Map showing the immediate surroundings of the station

TOYOTA, JAPAN

Sampling Interval: 1 mn. Recording Interval: 1 mn. Illuminances: Global horizontal: EKO ML-010S Diffuse horizontal: EKO ML-010S North vertical: EKO ML-010S East vertical: EKO ML-010S South vertical: EKO ML-010S West vertical: EKO ML-010S Irradiances: Global horizontal: EKO MS-091 Diffuse horizontal: EKO MS-801 Others: Sunshine duration: EKO MS-091 Dry bulb temperature: EKO MT-020S Shadow band specifications: Diffuse illuminance: radius: 25.0 cm / width: 5.0 cm Diffuse irradiance: radius: 20.0 cm / width: 7.0 cm

Station map Obstruction for the global horizontal illuminance sensor

Comments The vertical sensors are shaded from ground reflected light using black wooden material. All the illuminance sensors and the irradiance sensors were calibrated by the Eikoseiki Inc. in July 1991. The sunshine duration sensor was calibrated by Eikoseiki Inc. in September 1992.

TOYOTA, JAPAN

View 1 of the station	Comments This view of the station is loking toward north-east. The diffuse irradiance sensor can be seen on the left. The global illuminance and the diffuse illuminance sensors, and the east vertical illuminance sensor are in the center. On the right, the north vertical illuminance sensor and the sunshine duration sensor can be seen.
View 2 of the station	Comments This view of the station is looking toward east. On the left, the diffuse irradiance, the diffuse illuminance sensors can be seen. There is the dry bulb thermometer in the center, and on the right, the global irradiance, the global illuminance, and the east vertical illuminance sensors.

TOYOTA, JAPAN

Important modifications made to the acquisition system, recording interval modification, time during which the station was not operating...

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