Energy and Mass Flux Measurements in Australian Temperate Woodland

Composed of measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer in temperate eucalypt woodland using eddy covariance techniques. The data is collected from the Great Western Woodlands Site, a 16 million hectare mosaic of vegetation in south-west Western Australia, established in 2012. The site is located in a semi-arid woodland region with a mean annual rainfall as low as 220 mm.

Use Cases

• Analyze energy flux dynamics in a semi-arid temperate woodland ecosystem using eddy covariance techniques.
• Study mass exchange patterns between the surface and atmospheric boundary-layer in a globally unique low-rainfall woodland.
• Model ecosystem processes in Eucalyptus salmonophloia (salmon gum) dominated woodlands using time series flux data.
• Investigate the impact of historical pastoral land use (1907-2007) on contemporary energy and mass flux measurements.

Strengths

• Data is collected from a 16 million hectare region, providing a large-scale ecological context.
• The site is located in a globally unique temperate woodland ecosystem that occurs at as little as 220 mm mean annual rainfall.
• The flux station has been operational since 2012, providing a multi-year time series.
• Data is collected using the established eddy covariance technique for measuring surface-atmosphere exchanges.

Limitations

• The specific data structure, including column names, row count, and file sizes, is not provided in the input.
• Primary data formats listed are HTML and PNG, which may not be standard for direct scientific analysis of time series flux data.
• The description focuses on site characteristics; the granularity, completeness, and preprocessing level of the actual flux measurements are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Measurements collected using eddy covariance techniques at a flux station.

Time Range

Site established in 2012; specific temporal coverage of the data is not provided.

Freshness

The metadata record was last updated on 2026-03-20.

Geography

Great Western Woodlands, a 16 million hectare region in south-west Western Australia, specifically the Credo Conservation Reserve.