Riggs Creek Flux Tower Measurements of Energy and Carbon Exchange

FLUXNET Release 2026_r1 contains flux tower measurements of energy, water vapor, and carbon dioxide exchange between a pasture ecosystem and the atmosphere. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network processed the data using PyFluxPro and ONEFlux software to produce gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. This release was published in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) from temperature, humidity, and net radiation time-series data.
• Partitioning Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) using gap-filled carbon flux data.
• Analyzing the relationship between soil heat flux, soil moisture content, and ecosystem carbon uptake.
• Studying seasonal patterns in energy balance using measurements of rainfall, wind speed, and wind direction.

Strengths

• Data processed using established PyFluxPro and ONEFlux methodologies as documented in peer-reviewed literature (Isaac et al., 2017; Pastorello et al., 2020).
• Includes final, gap-filled products for key carbon cycle variables like NEE, GPP, and ER.
• Site metadata is detailed, including precise GPS coordinates (-36.6499, 145.5760), elevation (152m), and local climate statistics (mean annual precipitation 650mm).

Limitations

• Sample size is limited to a single flux tower site, restricting geographic generalizability.
• The temporal coverage and specific date range for the measurements are not provided in the description.
• The dataset's row count, file size, and specific measurement frequency are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery, produced as part of the FLUXNET Shuttle project.

Collection Method

Measurements gathered using eddy covariance techniques from a 4-meter instrument mast, with quality control and post-processing via PyFluxPro and ONEFlux.

Freshness

Data was last updated in April 2026, indicating recent processing.

Geography

Riggs Creek flux station in the Goulburn-Broken catchment, North-Eastern Victoria, Australia.