Flux Tower Measurements from a Tropical Rangeland Savanna

Aggregating flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.21) to produce a final, gap-filled product including Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. The site is a cattle grazing station in Queensland, Australia, characterized by tall open savanna.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal patterns in Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) between the dry and wet seasons typical of the site.
• Partition gap-filled NEE data into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study carbon cycle components.
• Model energy exchange fluxes from the eddy covariance system in a tropical rangeland savanna ecosystem.
• Study the impact of cattle grazing on surface-atmosphere exchange processes using flux tower measurements.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.21) software as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Provides a final, gap-filled product for key carbon flux variables like NEE, GPP, and ER.
• Site is a fully operational cattle station, providing data from a real-world land use context.
• Specific geographic location: 50 km west of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows, columns, and file size are unknown.
• Data file formats are HTML and PNG, which are not typical for direct numerical analysis of time series data.
• The license is not specified, which may restrict usage.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Site established in 2021; specific temporal coverage of the data release is not provided.

Freshness

Data was last updated on March 20, 2026.

Geography

Fletcherview Research Station, 50 km west of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. A tropical rangeland site with tall open savanna vegetation.