Arcturus Flux Tower Measurements of Energy and Mass Exchange 2011-2014

Encompassing flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.5.0) to produce a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The measurements were collected from a station 48 km southeast of Emerald, Queensland, from June 2011 to early 2014.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) and supplementary measurements like temperature, humidity, and rainfall to model carbon dynamics.
• Partition gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) for ecosystem carbon budget studies.
• Study fluxes of heat, water vapour, methane, and carbon dioxide measured via the open-path eddy flux technique across different land use types (grasslands and crop lands).
• Correlate soil measurements (soil heat flux, moisture, temperature) with above-canopy energy and mass fluxes to understand surface-atmosphere interactions.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.5.0) pipeline as described by Isaac et al. (2017), ensuring methodological consistency.
• Provides a final, gap-filled data product for key variables like Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE).
• Includes measurements from a specific site with detailed metadata: elevation of 170 m, mean annual precipitation of 572 mm, and a tower height of 6.7 m.
• Covers multiple flux types (heat, water vapour, methane, carbon dioxide) and supplementary atmospheric and soil measurements.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific period from June 2011 to early 2014, which may not represent current conditions.
• Data is from a single geographic location (48 km southeast of Emerald, Queensland), limiting generalizability.
• The dataset's size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown, which may complicate initial assessment for analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using eddy covariance techniques and the open-path eddy flux technique, processed with PyFluxPro software.

Time Range

June 2011 to early 2014.

Freshness

Data collection ended in early 2014, though the record was last updated in the system in March 2026.

Geography

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