GAME-T Rainfall Measurement in the Mae Chaem Watershed
Data Archive


KURAJI KOICHIRO

University Forests in Aichi, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences,
The University of Tokyo, Japan

KOWIT PUNYATRONG and ISSARA SIRISAIYARD

The 7th Watershed Development Office,
Royal Forestry Department, Chiang Mai, Thailand


Last Updated: 25 December 2005
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
You must refer at least one of the papers listed in the following Section 4 in your papers/documents if you have used the data set shown in this archive.
For any details, please contact to: kuraji@uf.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp

1. Introduction

To determine the characteristics of altitudinal dependence in rainfall in the mountainous area of the upper Chao Phraya river basin in northern Thailand, 15 automatic rain gauges were installed throughout the 3,853 km2 of the Mae Chaem watershed by the GAME-T project. These rain gauges are 20cm in orifice diameter, 0.5mm tipping bucket type (No.34-T Ohta Keiki Co.) and tipping time recorder (KADEC-PLS, KONA-system CO.)

2. Locations and Photos

Fig.1 shows location of 15 rain gauges. The numbers shown in the Fig.1 correspond to those in the Table 1. Photos are available from the Table 1.


Fig. 1 Location of the 15 rain gauges in the Mae Chaem Watershed

Table. 1 Location and data information of the 15 rain gauges in the Mae Chaem Watershed
The symbols stand for as follows.
* ... All available + ... Partly no available
Map
No.		 Data
No.		 Site Name Elevation Latitude Longiitude 1997 1998 1999
(m.a.s.l) (N) (E) S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
1 1 Wat Chan (WA) 990 19 04' 98 17' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * + + *
2 3 Bo Kaeo (BO) 1400 18 52' 98 31' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
3 2 Mae Sa (SA) 650 18 49' 98 20' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4 4 Mae Yod (YO) 1180 18 50' 98 06' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
5 11 Mae Ning (NI) 1630 18 37' 98 13' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
6 5 Mae Jon Luang (JO) 1470 18 40' 98 28' + * * * * * * + + * * * * * * * * * * * * *
7 6 Doi Inthanon (DO) 2565 18 35' 98 29' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
8 7 Mae Klang (KL) 1540 18 31' 98 29' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
9 8 Research Station (RE) 1100 18 31' 98 18' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
10 10 POU (PO) 490 18 30' 98 22' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
11 12 Mae Long (LO) 1450 18 27' 98 14' + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
12 9 Sirikit Plantation (SI) 1330 18 22' 98 28' + + + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
13 13 Ob Luang (OB) 380 18 13' 98 29' + * * * * * * * + * * * * * * *
14 14 Huay Bong (HU) 810 18 09' 98 26' + *
15 15 Mae Tho (TH) 1250 18 15' 98 13' + *

No. Data No. Site Name 2000 2001 2002
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
1 1 Wat Chan (WA) * * * * * * * * + + * * * * * * * * * * * + + *
2 3 Bo Kaeo (BO) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
3 2 Mae Sa (SA) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4 4 Mae Yod (YO) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
5 11 Mae Ning (NI) * * * + + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
6 5 Mae Jon Luang (JO) * * * * + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * + + *
7 6 Doi Inthanon (DO) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
8 7 Mae Klang (KL) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
9 8 Research Station (RE) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
10 10 POU (PO) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
11 12 Mae Long (LO) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
12 9 Sirikit Plantation (SI) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
13 13 Ob Luang (OB) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
14 14 Huay Bong (HU) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
15 15 Mae Tho (TH) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
No. Data No. Site Name 2003 2004 2005
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
1 1 Wat Chan (WA) * * * * * * * * * * * *
2 3 Bo Kaeo (BO) + + * * * * * *
3 2 Mae Sa (SA) * * * * * * * * * * * *
4 4 Mae Yod (YO) * * * * * + +
5 11 Mae Ning (NI) + *
6 5 Mae Jon Luang (JO) * * * * * * * * * * * *
7 6 Doi Inthanon (DO) * * * * * * * * * * * *
8 7 Mae Klang (KL) * * * * * * * * * * * *
9 8 Research Station (RE) * * * * * * * * * * * *
10 10 POU (PO) * * * * * * * * + +
11 12 Mae Long (LO) * + + * * * * * * *
12 9 Sirikit Plantation (SI) + * * * * * * * * *
13 13 Ob Luang (OB) * * * * * * * * * * * *
14 14 Huay Bong (HU) * * * * * * * * * * * *
15 15 Mae Tho (TH) * * * * * * * * * * * *
Note: There are no rain gauges in the No.16 point in the Figure 1 (RID river runoff gauging station P.14). Table 1 does not contain the information of No.16 site.

3. Data

Monthly and daily rainfall data are available from 1997 to 2003. Hourly rainfall data are abailable only during the IOP period of the GAME-T project. Date and time using in this dataset are the Local Standard Time (LST).

Monthly rainfall data 1997 - 2003
Note: The blank cell means no data. The gray cell indicates that the data includes some no data period.

Daily rainfall data 1998
Daily rainfall data 1999
Daily rainfall data 2000
Daily rainfall data 2001
Daily rainfall data 2002
Daily rainfall data 2003
Note: The blank cell means no data. The cell inserted "-" means no rainfall.

Hourly rainfall data during the IOP period (Jun - Nov, 1998)
Note: The blank cell means no data.

4. References

(Papers)

Kuraji Koichiro, Kowit Punyatrong and Masakazu Suzuki (2001) Altitudial increase in rainfall in Mae Chaem watershed, Thailand. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan 1B, pp.353-363.

Kouji Dairaku, Kuraji Koichiro, Masakazu Suzuki, Nipon Tangtham, Warin Jirasuktaveekul and Kowit Punyatrong (2000) The effect of rainfall duration and intensity on orographic rainfall enhancement in a mountainous area: a case study in the Mae Chaem watershed, Thailand. Journal of the Japan Society of Hydrology & Water Resources, 13, pp.57-68.

(Proceedings)

Kuraji Koichiro, Kouji Dairaku, Masakazu Suzuki, Nipon Tangtham, Warin Jirasuktaveekul and Kowit Punyatrong (1999) The importance of rainfall measurements in the headwater area of tropical catchments. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Flood Forecasting for Tropical Regions, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 89-100

Kuraji Koichiro and Kowit Punyatrong (2000) Hydro-meteorological research and its application to watershed management for solving local conflict over water in Mae Tia watershed, Northern Thailand. Proceedings of the Fresh Perspectives on Hydrology and Water Resources in Southeast Asia and the Pasific, Christchurch, New Zealand, pp.189-196.

Kuraji Koichiro, Kouji Dairaku, Masakazu Suzuki, Kowit Punyatrong, Warin Jirasuktaveekul and Nipon Tangtham (2000) Characteristics of rainfall over Mae Chaem Watershed. Proceedings of the '00 Workshop on GAME-Tropics in Thailand, GAME-Tropics Publication (in press)

(Abstracts)

Kuraji Koichiro, Masakazu Suzuki, Nipon Tangtham, Warin Jirasuktaveekul and Kowit Punyatrong (1998) Observation of Rainfall Distribution in Mae Chaem Watershed, Proceedings of the '98 Workshop on GAME-Tropics in Thailand, GAME Publication, 7, pp.24

Kouji Dairaku, Kuraji Koichiro, Masakazu Suzuki, Kowit Punyatrong, Warin Jirasuktaveekul and Nipon Tangtham (1999) Temporal and Spatial distribution of rainfall characteristics in Mae Chaem watershed, Thailand. Proceedings of the '99 Workshop on GAME-Tropics in Thailand, GAME-Tropics Publication, 6, pp. 222-223.

Kouji Dairaku, Kuraji Koichiro, Masakazu Suzuki, Nipon Tangtham, Warin Jirasuktaveekul and Kowit Punyatrong (1999) Temporal and Spatial distribution of rainfall in Mae Chaem watershed, Thailand. Proceedings of the Third International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle, Beijing, pp. 88-89.

Kuraji Koichiro, Kowit Punyatrong, Issara Sirisaiyard (2004) Six years intensive rainfall observation in Mae Chaem Watershed, Northern Thailand, The 6th International Study Conference on GEWEX in Asia and GAME, Kyoto, Japan, GAME CD-ROM Publication No. 11, T3KK09Aug04160237.

Link to:
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Kuraji Lab. University Forests, U. of Tokyo (English Version is in progress)
SABO Lab. Dept. Forest Science, U. of Tokyo

KURAJI KOICHIRO
E-mail: kuraji@uf.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp