Silverplains FLUXNET 2026: Eddy Covariance Flux Tower Data from Tasmanian Sedgeland
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Description
Flux tower measurements from the Silver Plains site in Tasmania, Australia, processed as part of the FLUXNET Shuttle project. The data contain gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER), produced using ONEFlux software. Measurements include carbon dioxide, water, and heat fluxes, along with wind, temperature, radiation, rainfall, and soil variables.
Use Cases
Modeling Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) dynamics based on gap-filled carbon flux data.
Partitioning ecosystem carbon fluxes into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER).
Analyzing energy balance and evapotranspiration based on water and heat flux measurements.
Studying the impact of year-round herbivore grazing on carbon sequestration in low-stature vegetation.
Correlating soil temperature and moisture content with ecosystem respiration rates.
Strengths
Data processed using standardized FLUXNET methodologies (PyFluxPro and ONEFlux) as described in cited literature.
Includes a final, gap-filled product for key carbon flux variables (NEE, GPP, ER).
Site metadata is detailed, including precise GPS coordinates (-42.15, 147.13), elevation (880m), climate averages, and soil carbon content (8 kgC m−2 in top 10cm).
Comprehensive ancillary measurements: wind, air temperature, humidity, radiation, rainfall, soil temperature, and soil water content.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Data may reflect geographic and ecological bias specific to a single Tasmanian sedgeland site.
Provenance
Source
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery, via data_gov_au.
Collection Method
Eddy covariance techniques using an open-path system on a 3m tower, with data processed via PyFluxPro and ONEFlux.
Time Range
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Freshness
Last updated 2026-04 13 14:12:49.691273; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Silver Plains flux tower at Interlaken, Tasmanian central plateau, Australia (GPS -42.15, 147.13, elevation 880m).
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