Great Western Woodlands Flux Tower Measurements 2021

This release contains flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere in a semi-arid eucalypt woodland, processed using PyFluxPro (v3.3.0). The data includes gap-filled products with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The site is located in the 16 million hectare Great Western Woodlands region of Western Australia, established in 2012.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics in a semi-arid woodland to model carbon sequestration under low rainfall conditions.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study the carbon balance of Eucalyptus salmonophloia woodlands.
• Use eddy covariance flux data to model energy exchange between the land surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer.
• Study ecosystem processes in a globally unique temperate woodland environment receiving as little as 220 mm mean annual rainfall.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.3.0) pipeline as described in a peer-reviewed publication (Isaac et al., 2017).
• Covers a globally unique and ecologically significant 16 million hectare temperate woodland region.
• Provides gap-filled final products for key carbon and energy flux variables.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (rows, columns) and file sizes are not provided in the input.
• Data is delivered in HTML and PNG formats, which may not be standard for direct quantitative analysis without extraction.
• The license is listed as 'notspecified', which may create uncertainty for reuse.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques from a flux tower, processed with PyFluxPro software.

Time Range

Site established in 2012; data release is for 2021_v1.

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

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