Flux Tower Measurements of Energy and Mass Exchange from Canterbury Plains

Oxford FLUXNET Release 2026_r1 provides flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network processed the data using standard micrometeorological methods and the ONEFlux software to produce gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). This release was updated in April 2026 as part of the FLUXNET Shuttle project.

Use Cases

• Modeling Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) from partitioned Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) time-series data.
• Analyzing relationships between carbon dioxide fluxes and concurrent weather or soil condition measurements.
• Studying long-term vegetation change impacts on carbon sequestration using data from a site transitioning from pasture to native forest.
• Calibrating land surface models with gap-filled, quality-controlled fluxes of water vapor, heat, and CO2.

Strengths

• Data processed using the standardized ONEFlux software pipeline as described in Pastorello et al. (2020).
• Includes final, gap-filled products for key carbon flux variables (NEE, GPP, ER).
• Measurements cover a site with documented land-use history from grazed pasture to planted native forest.

Limitations

• Specific temporal coverage, row count, and measurement frequency are not provided in the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single 1-hectare flux tower site in New Zealand.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery, produced for the FLUXNET Shuttle project.

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques from instrument masts, processed with standard micrometeorological quality control and the ONEFlux software.

Time Range

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Freshness

Data release was updated in April 2026.

Geography

A 1-hectare area on the Canterbury Plains, New Zealand (235 m elevation).