Flux Tower Measurements from a Dryland Farm in New South Wales

Comprising flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere at a dryland farming site near Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia. The tower was commissioned on November 15, 2023, and the terrain is flat at an elevation of approximately 240 meters.

Use Cases

• Analyze energy flux dynamics in a dryland agricultural ecosystem using eddy covariance techniques.
• Study mass exchange patterns between the surface and atmospheric boundary-layer over flat terrain.
• Investigate temporal trends in flux tower data collected from a privately owned field in Australia.

Strengths

• Data is collected using the eddy covariance technique, a standard method for measuring turbulent fluxes.
• The site provides specific geographic context: flat terrain at an elevation of 240 meters above sea level near Boggabri, New South Wales.
• The dataset has a known commissioning date of November 15, 2023, establishing a temporal start point.

Limitations

• The specific data variables (columns), sample size (rows), and file sizes are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.
• Available file formats are HTML and PNG, which are not typical for raw scientific data analysis and may lack structured, machine-readable data.
• The license is listed as 'notspecified', creating uncertainty for reuse and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Measurements gathered using eddy covariance techniques from a flux tower.

Time Range

Data collection began on November 15, 2023.

Freshness

The metadata was last updated on March 20, 2026.

Geography

Myall Vale A site, a privately owned dryland field near Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia.