Flux Tower Measurements from Gingin Woodland Ecosystem

A collection of flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and the atmospheric boundary layer, processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.21). The data were collected at the Gingin site, a natural woodland in Australia established in June 2011 and now managed by Edith Cowan University. It provides gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER).

Use Cases

• Model carbon dynamics by analyzing the relationship between Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER).
• Study ecosystem water use by correlating water vapor flux data with ancillary measurements of soil water content at six depths.
• Analyze energy balance using eddy covariance fluxes of heat alongside incoming and outgoing shortwave and longwave radiation measurements.
• Investigate the impact of soil moisture on carbon exchange by combining COSMOS cosmic ray soil moisture data with partitioned NEE components.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.21) software, which produces a final, gap-filled product.
• Includes a comprehensive suite of ancillary measurements such as soil water content at six depths, temperature, radiation, and wind data.
• Collected from a site with detailed ecological characterization, including dominant species (Banksia spp.), canopy height (~7m), and soil type (Podosol sands).
• Site instrumentation includes a 14.8m tall mast for eddy covariance and specialized equipment like a COSMOS soil moisture sensor and piezometers.

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows, columns, and total dataset size are unknown.
• File formats are listed as HTML and PNG, which may not be standard for direct quantitative analysis without data extraction.
• The license is unspecified, which may restrict certain uses.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques using open-path instrumentation on a flux tower, with data processed by PyFluxPro.

Time Range

Site established in June 2011; data collection ongoing.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-20.

Geography

Gingin site, a natural woodland in Australia.