Irrigated Farmland Flux Tower Measurements from Myall Vale

Aggregating flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere from an irrigated field near Boggabri, New South Wales. The data were processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.18) to produce a gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The site is on flat terrain at an elevation of approximately 240 meters above sea level.

Use Cases

• Model Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics in irrigated agricultural systems using gap-filled flux tower data.
• Partition Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) from NEE to study carbon cycle components.
• Analyze energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques.
• Study the impact of irrigation on ecosystem-level carbon and energy fluxes in a flat terrain environment.

Strengths

• Data is processed into a final, gap-filled product using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.18) software.
• Includes key partitioned carbon flux variables: Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER).
• Provides specific geographic context: an irrigated field near Boggabri, New South Wales, with flat terrain at 240 m elevation.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage, sample size (rows), and specific variables (columns) are not detailed in the input.
• Primary data formats (HTML, PNG) suggest a focus on documentation and visualizations rather than raw, machine-readable tabular data.
• Data originates from a single, privately owned site, limiting geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Collected via eddy covariance techniques at a flux tower and processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.18).

Freshness

Last updated on March 20, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

A privately owned irrigated field near Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia.