Flux Tower Measurements from a Subtropical Pasture in Queensland

Flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. The data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) to produce a final, gap-filled product including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). It originates from the Samford Ecological Research Facility, located on an improved pasture 20 km from Brisbane, providing a case study on urbanisation impacts.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics in a subtropical pasture ecosystem to understand carbon sequestration.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to model ecosystem carbon budgets.
• Study the impact of urbanisation and land use change on ecosystem processes using flux data from a valley experiencing intense population growth.
• Examine energy exchange between the surface and atmospheric boundary-layer in a humid subtropical climatic region with mean annual temperatures of 13.1°C min and 25.6°C max.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) software as described by Isaac et al. (2017), ensuring methodological consistency.
• Provides a final, gap-filled data product, enhancing usability for time-series analysis.
• Site is located only 20 km from Brisbane, offering a unique case study on urbanisation impacts within a well-defined 82 km² valley area.
• Dataset represents long-term research from a secure, integrated facility focused on ecosystem health.

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows, columns, and file size are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale and granularity.
• Data is provided in HTML and PNG formats, which are not standard for quantitative analysis and may require conversion.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single pasture site in south-east Queensland, reducing generalizability to other ecosystems.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-20, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

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