Tropical Pasture Flux Tower Measurements from Daly Site

Encompassing flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between a tropical pasture surface and the atmospheric boundary layer, processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.17). The site was dominated by specific pasture species and was destroyed by fire in September 2013.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioning into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to model carbon dynamics.
• Correlate temperature, humidity, and wind speed measurements with seasonal variations in Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE).
• Study the relationship between incoming/reflected shortwave radiation, net radiation, and heat flux measurements.
• Integrate ancillary measurements like LAI and soil physical properties with core flux data for ecosystem modeling.

Strengths

• Data processed using a standardized method (PyFluxPro v3.4.17) as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Includes a detailed site description with specific species, soil types, elevation (70 m), and climate data (mean annual precipitation 1250 mm).
• Contains ancillary measurements including LAI, leaf-scale physiological properties, and soil physical properties.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage is unclear and the site was destroyed in 2013, limiting data to a historical period.
• Specific data volume (rows, columns) and file sizes are unknown, making it difficult to assess scope.
• Primary data files are in HTML and PNG formats, which are not standard for quantitative analysis of time-series flux data.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques using an open-path flux system on a 15-meter mast.

Time Range

Data collection ended in September 2013. Specific start date is unknown.

Freshness

Metadata last updated in March 2026, but underlying data collection ended in 2013.

Geography

Daly site, Australia. Site elevation was close to 70 m.