Daly River Uncleared FLUXNET 2026: Savanna Carbon Flux Time Series

FLUXNET 2026_r1 release provides gap-filled, partitioned Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) data from a woodland savanna site in Australia's Northern Territory. The University of Western Australia and Charles Darwin University manage the tower, which has been collecting eddy covariance measurements of heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide since February 2007. Ancillary data includes leaf area index, soil properties, and airborne remote sensing from 2008.

Use Cases

• Modeling Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics based on gap-filled, partitioned flux data.
• Analyzing seasonal temperature impacts on Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) in a savanna.
• Correlating carbon flux with ancillary measurements like leaf area index (LAI) and soil properties.
• Validating remote sensing products using ground-based eddy covariance and airborne Lidar/hyperspectral data.

Strengths

• Data processed with standardized FLUXNET pipelines (PyFluxPro, ONEFlux) for quality control and gap-filling.
• Site has long-term temporal coverage, established in February 2007.
• Includes extensive ancillary measurements: LAI, leaf physiology, soil properties, and airborne remote sensing.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery, via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Eddy covariance flux tower measurements processed with PyFluxPro and ONEFlux software.

Time Range

Measurements began in February 2007; specific end date not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 14:11:35.227622; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Douglas River Daly River Esplanade Conservation area, Northern Territory, Australia (GPS: -14.1592, 131.3881).