Flux Tower Measurements from a Subtropical Pasture in Southeast Queensland

This release contains flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.5.0) to produce a final, gap-filled product, including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The station is located on an improved pasture in the humid subtropical region of coastal southeast Queensland, 20 km from Brisbane.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics to quantify carbon sequestration in a subtropical pasture ecosystem.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study the components of the carbon cycle.
• Use gap-filled eddy covariance data to model energy and mass exchange between the land surface and atmospheric boundary-layer.
• Examine the impact of urbanisation and land use change on ecosystem processes using data from a valley experiencing intense population growth.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.5.0) software, following the methodology described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Provides a final, gap-filled data product, enhancing usability for time-series analysis.
• Site represents a microcosm for studying ecosystem health impacts from urbanisation in a historically rural area where population increased almost 50% in a decade.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (row count, column count) and file sizes are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.
• Primary data formats are HTML and PNG, which are not standard for quantitative analysis and may require extraction or conversion.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single flux tower site in the Samford Valley, restricting broader spatial generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

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

Freshness

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

Geography

Samford Valley, a humid subtropical region in coastal southeast Queensland, Australia, approximately 20 km from Brisbane.