Adelaide River Flux Tower Energy and Mass Exchange Measurements

Comprising flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed using PyFluxPro to produce a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal patterns in Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) using gap-filled time series data.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study ecosystem carbon dynamics.
• Correlate ecosystem fluxes with measured variables like incoming shortwave radiation, rainfall, and soil moisture content.
• Model energy balance using measurements of net radiation, heat fluxes, and water vapor exchange.

Strengths

• Data are processed into a final, gap-filled product, enhancing usability for time series analysis.
• Includes a variety of physical measurements such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, radiation, and soil moisture.
• Site-specific environmental context is provided, including elevation (90 m) and mean annual precipitation (1730 mm).

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and data volume is unknown.
• Data format includes HTML and PNG, which may require extraction or conversion for standard tabular analysis.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single flux tower site in Australia.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.17).

Freshness

Data was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Adelaide River site, Australia. Elevation close to 90 m.