Flux Tower Measurements from Wandoo Woodland in Western Australia

Aggregating flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.18) to produce a final, gap-filled product including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The station was established in 2017 in a Wandoo Woodland surrounded by broadacre farming.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) and local climate variables from the Pingelly BOM AWS station.
• Partition Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) into its Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) components for carbon budget modeling.
• Study energy and mass exchange dynamics in a Dry Sclerophyll Woodland ecosystem dominated by Eucalyptus accedens.
• Use gap-filled eddy covariance data to validate or calibrate land surface models for similar semi-arid regions.

Strengths

• Data is processed into a final, gap-filled product using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.18) software.
• Includes key derived carbon flux variables: Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER).
• Site description provides detailed climate context, including mean annual precipitation of approximately 445 mm and temperature ranges.
• Explicitly acknowledges the Noongar people as the traditional owners of the land.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and data file size is unknown.
• Primary data formats are HTML and PNG, which are not standard for quantitative analysis and may require extraction from reports or figures.
• License is listed as 'notspecified', which creates uncertainty for reuse and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Eddy covariance measurements processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.18) as described by Isaac et al. (2017).

Time Range

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

Freshness

Data was last updated on March 20, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Boyagin, Wandoo Woodland in Western Australia, surrounded by broadacre farming.