Flux Tower Measurements from Tropical Savanna to Watermelon Farm

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 (v3.4.15) to produce a final, gap-filled product including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The station was established in August 2011 in a tropical savanna, which was later converted to a watermelon farm as part of a deforestation experiment.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics before and after the 2013 land conversion from savanna to watermelon farm.
• Partition gap-filled NEE data into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study carbon cycle components.
• Use eddy covariance flux measurements to model greenhouse gas exchange during a controlled deforestation experiment.
• Study energy flux changes associated with the land use transition documented from 2011 onward.

Strengths

• Data processed with a standardized methodology using PyFluxPro (v3.4.15) as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Provides a long-term temporal record starting from station establishment in August 2011.
• Includes a gap-filled final product for key variables like NEE, GPP, and ER.
• Captures a unique land use transition from tropical savanna to agricultural (watermelon) production.

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows, columns, and file size are unknown.
• Data is delivered in HTML and PNG formats, which may not be ideal for direct quantitative analysis without extraction.
• The license is not specified, which may restrict certain uses.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Measurements from station establishment in August 2011, with land conversion to watermelon farming occurring from 2013.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-20.

Geography

Site described as supporting tropical savanna, later converted to farmland; location implied by tags ('Au Rdf') and platform (data_gov_au) suggests Australia.