Alpine Peatland Flux Tower Measurements from Heathy Spur I

Encompassing flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between an alpine sphagnum bog surface and the atmosphere, processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.15). The station at Heathy Spur I on the Bogong High Plains, established in 2017, provides data on Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER).

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal patterns of Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) and its components Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) in an alpine peatland.
• Model the relationship between energy flux measurements and the mild growing season (October to June) or snow cover period (July to September).
• Study carbon dynamics in a reference ecosystem for an endangered ecological community dominated by Sphagnum cristatum and other peatland species.

Strengths

• Data processed using the standardized PyFluxPro (v3.4.15) pipeline, which produces a final, gap-filled product.
• Measurements are from a site recognized as a reference ecosystem for an endangered alpine peatland community.
• The flux station has been operational since 2017, providing a multi-year record.

Limitations

• The specific data structure, including column names and row count, is not provided in the input.
• Data file formats are listed as HTML and PNG, which may not be standard for direct quantitative analysis.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single alpine peatland site at Heathy Spur I.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.15).

Time Range

Station established in 2017; data release is from 2023.

Freshness

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Geography

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