Gingin Flux Data: Energy and Mass Exchange from an Australian Woodland

Gingin, Western Australia, hosts a flux tower measuring the exchange of energy and mass between a natural woodland and the atmosphere. The dataset, processed with PyFluxPro v3.4.23, provides gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). It was established in June 2011 by CSIRO and is now managed by Edith Cowan University.

Use Cases

• Modeling carbon sequestration and ecosystem respiration based on gap-filled NEE, GPP, and ER data.
• Analyzing water and energy budgets based on fluxes of water vapor, heat, and radiation measurements.
• Studying soil moisture dynamics based on measurements from six soil depths and a COSMOS cosmic ray soil moisture instrument.
• Investigating the impact of a falling water table on woodland ecology based on long-term piezometer and ancillary environmental data.

Strengths

• Data processing uses a defined methodology (PyFluxPro v3.4.23) as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Includes a wide range of ancillary measurements: temperature, humidity, wind, radiation, PAR, soil moisture/temperature at six depths, and groundwater levels.
• Site and ecosystem are described in detail, including dominant species (Banksia spp.), canopy height (~7m), and soil characteristics (Podosol sands).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-05-28 14:01:44.685926; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques from a 14.8m instrument mast, processed with PyFluxPro.

Time Range

Time series beginning June 2011.

Freshness

2026-05-28 14:01:44.685926

Geography

Gingin, Western Australia; a natural woodland site.