Flux Tower Measurements from Semi-Arid Eucalypt Woodland

This release contains flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere in a semi-arid eucalypt woodland, processed using PyFluxPro (v3.3.0). Measurements were collected from June 2011 to early 2014 at a site 48 km southeast of Emerald, Queensland, with an elevation of approximately 170m.

Use Cases

• Partition Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) using the PyFluxPro-processed data.
• Analyze fluxes of heat, water vapour, methane, and carbon dioxide measured via the open-path eddy flux technique.
• Correlate soil heat flux, soil moisture, and soil temperature measurements with above-canopy supplementary data like temperature, humidity, and net radiation.
• Study ecosystem gas exchange dynamics in a site bordering two land use types: lightly forested tussock grasslands and crop lands with fallow periods.

Strengths

• Data processed to a final, gap-filled product using the established PyFluxPro (v3.3.0) methodology as described in a peer-reviewed publication.
• Includes measurements of multiple greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane) and energy fluxes from a specific site with known elevation (170m) and mean annual precipitation (572mm).
• Provides supplementary meteorological and soil measurements, offering a multi-faceted view of the ecosystem-atmosphere exchange.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific period from June 2011 to early 2014, which may not represent current or long-term climatic conditions.
• The dataset is geographically specific to a single site in Queensland, Australia, limiting generalizability to other ecosystems.
• The exact data structure (columns, rows) and file formats (HTML, PNG) are not detailed, which may complicate direct machine learning application.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery, originally from the collaborative project between Geoscience Australia (GA) and CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR).

Collection Method

Data collected via eddy covariance techniques using instruments on a 6.7m tower and processed with PyFluxPro software.

Time Range

June 2011 to early 2014.

Freshness

Data last updated in the catalog on 2026-03-20, but the underlying measurements cover 2011-2014.

Geography

Arcturus greenhouse gas monitoring station, 48 km southeast of Emerald, Queensland, Australia.