Great Western Woodlands Flux Tower Measurements 2025

This release contains flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.18) to produce a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. The site is located in a 16 million hectare temperate woodland region in south-west Western Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) time series to model carbon dynamics in a semi-arid temperate woodland.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study ecosystem carbon balance.
• Use eddy covariance flux data to validate remote sensing estimates of ecosystem productivity for the Great Western Woodlands region.
• Study the impact of variable rainfall (as low as 220 mm mean annual) on energy and mass exchange fluxes in a unique woodland ecosystem.

Strengths

• Data is processed into a final, gap-filled product using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.18) pipeline.
• Covers a globally unique temperate woodland ecosystem in a 16 million hectare region.
• Site has been operational since 2012, providing a multi-year record for time-series analysis.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (row count, column count) and file sizes are not provided.
• The primary data format is HTML/PNG, which may require parsing or conversion for quantitative analysis compared to standard tabular formats (e.g., CSV).
• License is listed as 'notspecified', which may 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 version 2025_v1.

Freshness

Data was last updated in March 2026, indicating recent processing.

Geography

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