Alpine Peatland Energy and Mass Flux Tower Measurements

Featuring flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between an alpine sphagnum bog surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer, processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.15). The data were collected at the Heathy Spur I site on the Bogong High Plains, established in 2017, and include final, gap-filled products with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER).

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal patterns of Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) to understand carbon dynamics during the mild growing season from October to June.
• Partition Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) from NEE data to model ecosystem carbon balance.
• Study the impact of the 2-3 month snow cover period from July to September on energy and mass flux measurements.
• Use gap-filled flux data processed with PyFluxPro to validate or calibrate land surface models for alpine peatland ecosystems.

Strengths

• Data processed using the standardized PyFluxPro (v3.4.15) software, ensuring consistent quality control and gap-filling.
• Measurements are from a site recognized by Parks Victoria as a reference ecosystem for an endangered ecological community.
• The dataset provides a multi-year record from a station established in 2017, capturing seasonal cycles including snow cover.

Limitations

• The specific column names, data volume (rows), and file size are not provided, limiting precise assessment of structure and scale.
• Data is delivered in HTML and PNG formats, which may require extraction or conversion for quantitative analysis compared to standard tabular formats like CSV.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single alpine peatland site (Heathy Spur I), reducing generalizability to other ecosystems.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.15) as described by Isaac et al. (2017).

Time Range

Data collection began in 2017; specific end date not provided.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-20.

Geography

Heathy Spur I, an alpine sphagnum bog on the Bogong High Plains, Australia.