Alpine Peatland Energy and Mass Flux Tower Measurements

A collection of flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between an alpine sphagnum bog surface and the atmosphere, processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.17). The station at Heathy Spur I on the Bogong High Plains was established in 2017 and monitors a reference ecosystem for an endangered ecological community.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics to model carbon sequestration in an alpine peatland.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study seasonal productivity cycles.
• Investigate energy flux patterns in relation to the mild growing season from October to June and snow cover from July to September.
• Study the impact of specific vegetation, such as Sphagnum cristatum and Richea continentis, on surface-atmosphere exchange processes.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) software as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Provides a final, gap-filled data product for analysis.
• Focuses on a reference ecosystem for an endangered ecological community, recognized by Parks Victoria.
• Station has been operational since 2017, providing a multi-year record.

Limitations

• The dataset size, row count, and specific variables (columns) are not specified in the input.
• Data is available only in HTML and PNG formats, which may not be ideal for quantitative analysis without extraction.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single alpine peatland site (Heathy Spur I).

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques from a flux tower, processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.17).

Time Range

Station established in 2017; specific temporal coverage of the release is not stated.

Freshness

Data was last updated on March 20, 2026.

Geography

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