Adelaide River Flux Tower Energy and Mass Exchange Measurements

A collection of flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) to produce a final, gap-filled product including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The site is a woody savanna ecosystem dominated by Eucalyptus tectifica and Planchonia careya, with an instrument mast height of 15 meters.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) and seasonal temperature variations (5.4°C max, 8.9°C min) to model carbon dynamics.
• Partition Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study ecosystem carbon balance.
• Correlate soil moisture content from time domain reflectometry with measured soil heat fluxes to understand land-atmosphere interactions.
• Investigate the impact of mean annual precipitation (1730 mm) on water vapour flux measurements from the open-path eddy flux technique.

Strengths

• Data is processed into a final, gap-filled product using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) software.
• Includes detailed site metadata: elevation (90 m), mean annual precipitation (1730 mm), and instrument mast height (15 m).
• Provides specific temperature ranges (max 31.4°C to 36.8°C, min 16.2°C to 25.1°C) and seasonal variations for context.

Limitations

• The dataset size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.
• Data is provided in HTML and PNG formats, which are not standard for quantitative analysis and may require extraction or conversion.
• The license is unspecified, creating potential uncertainty for downstream use and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using eddy covariance and open-path eddy flux techniques, processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.17).

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-20, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Adelaide River site, a woody savanna ecosystem in Australia (Au Ade).