Litchfield Savanna Flux Tower Measurements of Carbon and Energy Exchange

Eddy covariance flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere in a tropical savanna. Data were processed using PyFluxPro and ONEFlux software to produce gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. The station was established in 2015 and is managed by Charles Darwin University and The University of Western Australia.

Use Cases

• Modeling Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) from eddy covariance measurements to quantify carbon sequestration.
• Partitioning NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to analyze ecosystem carbon dynamics.
• Analyzing surface energy balance properties for climate and land-atmosphere interaction studies.
• Correlating flux tower measurements of CO2 and water use with remote sensing vegetation properties over time.

Strengths

• Data processed with established PyFluxPro (v3.4.21) and ONEFlux software pipelines.
• Station provides long-term monitoring since its establishment in 2015.
• Site represents a high rainfall, frequently burnt tropical savanna ecosystem.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are not provided.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single 5 km x 5 km site in Northern Territory, Australia.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery, via FLUXNET Shuttle project.

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques from a 40 m instrumented tower.

Time Range

Monitoring began in 2015; specific end date not provided.

Freshness

Data release updated in April 2026.

Geography

Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia (a 5 km x 5 km savanna site).