Flux Tower Measurements from Australian Rainforest 2015-2019

Flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.15). It provides gap-filled data with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) for the Robson Creek site in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The site is part of the Far North Queensland Rainforest Site network.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) and supplementary measurements like temperature, humidity, and rainfall to model carbon dynamics.
• Partition Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) from NEE data to study the carbon balance of a complex mesophyll vine forest.
• Use eddy covariance flux data for heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide to validate or calibrate land surface models for upland rainforests.
• Investigate the impact of site-specific factors, such as the 711 m elevation and 2000 mm mean annual precipitation, on measured atmospheric fluxes.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a final, gap-filled product using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.15) methodology.
• Provides measurements from a biodiverse and carbon-dense upland rainforest site with an average tree height of 28 m and 211 species in an adjacent plot.
• Includes supplementary meteorological measurements above the canopy, such as temperature, humidity, windspeed, wind direction, and radiation.

Limitations

• Contains a known data gap from February 14 to February 21, 2019, due to a major power supply failure.
• Specific data volume (row count, file size) and column schema are not provided in the input description.
• Historical data (2015-2018) required corrections for issues with rainfall and wind direction.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using the open-path eddy covariance technique, processed with PyFluxPro software.

Time Range

2015 to 2019 (with noted data gap in 2019).

Freshness

Data covers 2015 to at least 2019, with a metadata last updated date of 2026-03-20.

Geography

Robson Creek site in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Far North Queensland, Australia. Elevation 711 m.