Flux Tower Measurements from Great Western Woodlands 2024

A collection of flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro v3.4.17. It provides gap-filled data including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The data originates from a semi-arid woodland site in the 16 million hectare Great Western Woodlands region of Western Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics in a semi-arid woodland to understand carbon balance.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study ecosystem carbon fluxes.
• Study energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance data.
• Investigate carbon cycling in a globally unique temperate woodland ecosystem receiving as little as 220 mm mean annual rainfall.

Strengths

• Data is processed into a final, gap-filled product using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) methodology.
• Covers a globally unique temperate woodland ecosystem within the vast 16 million hectare Great Western Woodlands region.
• Site has been operational since 2012, providing a multi-year record of ecosystem fluxes.

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows, columns, and file size is unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• Data is provided in HTML and PNG formats, which may not be ideal for direct quantitative analysis without extraction.
• The license is unspecified, which could create uncertainty for downstream use and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro software.

Time Range

Site established in 2012; data release is from 2024.

Freshness

Data was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

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