Clareview Farm Eddy Covariance Flux Measurements

Eddy covariance flux tower measurements track energy and mass exchange between a dairy farm surface and the atmosphere. The data includes Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration, processed using ONEFlux software. The dataset was produced by the FLUXNET Shuttle project and released in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Calculate Net Ecosystem Carbon Balance (NECB) by combining Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) data with biomass removal and excreta return metrics.
• Compare greenhouse gas budgets of conventional versus regenerative farming practices using CO2 and N2O exchange measurements.
• Partition Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) components for carbon cycle analysis.
• Apply split-footprint analysis to attribute measured CO2 and N2O fluxes to adjacent conventional and regenerative paddocks.

Strengths

• Data processed using the standard ONEFlux software pipeline as described in Pastorello et al. (2020).
• Includes gap-filled final product for continuous time-series analysis.
• Directly compares two distinct agricultural management systems (conventional vs. regenerative) at a single site.

Limitations

• Sample size and temporal coverage are unknown from the description.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single farm site (Clareview Farm).
• Specific data quality metrics, error estimates, or uncertainty ranges are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery via FLUXNET Shuttle project.

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques using a flux tower, with standard micrometeorological quality control and post-processing.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Clareview Farm, a commercial dairy farm, likely in New Zealand.