Flux Tower Measurements of Energy and Mass Exchange in Victorian Pasture

Encompassing flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro to produce gap-filled products including Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. The station was located in a dairy cattle pasture in southwest Victoria, Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) to model carbon uptake.
• Partition Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) into GPP and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study carbon cycle dynamics in a grazed pasture.
• Investigate seasonal patterns in heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide fluxes using eddy covariance measurements.
• Correlate soil temperature and heat flux measurements with ecosystem respiration rates.

Strengths

• Data processed using a standardized pipeline, PyFluxPro (v3.4.17), as described in a 2017 methodology paper.
• Includes gap-filled final products for key carbon flux variables like NEE, GPP, and ER.
• Station provides long-term monitoring, established in February 2007.
• Supplementary measurements include temperature, humidity, rainfall, solar radiation, PAR, net radiation, soil temperature, and heat flux.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and file size is unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• Data is from a single location (Narrinda South, Victoria), limiting geographical generalizability.
• Primary data format is HTML/PNG, which may be less convenient for quantitative analysis than structured formats like CSV.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery, managed by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research staff.

Collection Method

Fluxes measured using the open-path eddy covariance technique from a 10m tower, with data processed by PyFluxPro software.

Time Range

Station established in February 2007; specific end date of data collection is not provided.

Freshness

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

Geography

Narrinda South in southwest Victoria, Australia, on private land used as dairy pasture.