Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 1 Weather conditions of the seven test sites in Japan
From: Surface deterioration of wood plastic composites under outdoor exposure
Outdoor exposure test sites | Meteorological observation sites of the Japan meteorological agency | North latitude (°) | East longitude (°) | Height above sea level (m) | Annual average temperaturea (°C) | Annual sunlight hoursa (h) | Annual precipitationa (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sapporo | Sapporo | 43 | 141 | 6 | 9.0 | 1749 | 1100 |
Yamagata | Yamagata | 38 | 140 | 109 | 11.8 | 1631 | 1153 |
Akishima | Hachioji | 36 | 139 | 96 | 14.4 | 1869 | 1596 |
Takaoka | Fushiki | 37 | 137 | 3 | 14.0 | 1649 | 2254 |
Kure | Kure | 34 | 133 | 2 | 16.3 | 2087 | 1383 |
Kochi | Kochi | 34 | 134 | 7 | 17.0 | 2178 | 2584 |
Miyazaki | Miyazaki | 32 | 131 | 63 | 17.7 | 2127 | 2562 |