Eddy Covariance Flux Tower Measurements from Wandoo Woodland

This release contains flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) to produce a final, gap-filled product including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The station was established in 2017 in a Wandoo Woodland site surrounded by broadacre farming.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics to model carbon sequestration in a Wandoo Woodland ecosystem.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study seasonal carbon cycle components.
• Correlate flux tower measurements with climate data from the nearby Pingelly BOM AWS station to assess environmental drivers.
• Use gap-filled eddy covariance data for validating and calibrating terrestrial ecosystem models in dry sclerophyll woodlands.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) software pipeline as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Provides a final, gap-filled product for continuous analysis of key carbon flux variables like NEE, GPP, and ER.
• Site description includes detailed climate context from a nearby Bureau of Meteorology AWS station with 25 years of historical data.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (row count, column count) and file sizes are unknown from the provided input.
• Primary data formats are HTML and PNG, which may require extraction or conversion for quantitative analysis compared to standard tabular formats.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single flux tower site within Boyagin's Wandoo Woodland.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro software.

Time Range

Flux station established in 2017; climate reference data spans 1991 to 2016.

Freshness

Data was last updated on 2026-03-20.

Geography

Boyagin, Wandoo Woodland in Western Australia, surrounded by broadacre farming. Traditional owners are the Noongar people.