Flux Tower Measurements of Energy and Mass Exchange in Australian Wetland

This release contains flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmospheric boundary-layer in a semi-arid eucalypt woodland wetland. Data was processed using PyFluxPro (v3.3.0) to produce gap-filled products including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The site features seasonal flooding and vegetation including Oryza rufipogon, with measurements taken from a 15m tall mast.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal patterns in Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) relative to soil moisture content and rainfall measurements.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study carbon dynamics in a seasonally flooded wetland.
• Model energy balance using incoming/reflected shortwave radiation, net radiation, and soil heat flux measurements.
• Investigate relationships between ecosystem gas exchange and ancillary measurements like LAI or leaf-scale physiological properties.

Strengths

• Data processed through PyFluxPro to a final, gap-filled product, following a documented methodology (Isaac et al., 2017).
• Includes a comprehensive suite of micrometeorological measurements: temperature, humidity, wind, radiation, soil heat flux, and soil moisture.
• Ancillary data includes LAI, leaf physiological properties, vegetation optical properties, and airborne remote sensing (Lidar, hyperspectral) from 2008.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column count, and temporal coverage of the time series data are not provided in the input.
• Data formats listed are HTML and PNG, which may not be the most accessible for direct quantitative analysis without conversion.
• The license is listed as 'notspecified', which creates uncertainty for reuse and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques from a 15m flux tower, processed with PyFluxPro (v3.3.0).

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2026-03-20, but the temporal coverage of the actual measurements is not specified.

Geography

Fogg Dam, Australia, a semi-arid eucalypt woodland wetland with approximately 4m elevation.