Longreach Mitchell Grass Rangeland Flux Tower Measurements 2025

A collection of flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.21) to produce gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The station is located in arid tussock grassland at Rosebank Station, Queensland.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics in arid tussock grassland to understand carbon balance.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study ecosystem carbon fluxes.
• Model energy exchange between the surface and atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance data.
• Study flux tower measurements from a site supporting sheep and beef cattle grazing to assess land use impacts.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.21) software as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Provides a final, gap-filled product for key ecosystem exchange variables.
• Includes measurements from a specific arid tussock grassland site with identified grass species and soil type.

Limitations

• The dataset's size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown, limiting assessment of scope.
• Data is provided in HTML and PNG formats, which may be less convenient for direct quantitative analysis compared to tabular formats like CSV.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-20.

Geography

Rosebank Station, approximately 11 km south-east of Longreach in Queensland, Australia.