Flux Tower Measurements from a Blue Gum Plantation in Western Victoria

A collection of 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 gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. The site is a blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) plantation near Digby, Australia, established in August 2017 with a tree density of approximately 1000 trees per hectare.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to model carbon dynamics in a managed plantation.
• Study Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) trends over time to assess the carbon sequestration potential of a fast-growing Eucalyptus globulus stand.
• Use gap-filled eddy covariance flux data to validate or calibrate ecosystem process models for plantation forestry.
• Investigate energy exchange patterns captured by the flux tower in relation to plantation age and tree height growth from 30 cm to 11 m.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) software, following the methodology described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Provides a final, gap-filled data product, enhancing usability for time-series analysis.
• Site-specific details are provided, including tree species (Eucalyptus globulus), planting date (August 2017), and tree density (approximately 1000 trees per hectare).
• Monitoring equipment was adjusted on an extendable tower from 5m to 15m to follow canopy growth, improving measurement accuracy.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage and total number of measurement rows are unspecified.
• Available file formats are HTML and PNG, which are not standard for quantitative analysis and may require data extraction.
• The dataset focuses on a single, specific plantation site, limiting geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Monitoring period unspecified, but plantation was established in August 2017 and trees were about 11m tall in July 2021.

Freshness

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

Geography

A blue gum plantation near the town of Digby in western Victoria, Australia.