Ti Tree East Flux Data: Net Ecosystem Exchange for an Australian Mulga Woodland

Flux tower measurements from the Ti Tree East site, located 170 km north of Alice Springs, quantify the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and atmosphere. Data were processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.21) to produce a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) provides this release, which includes supplementary measurements of radiation, precipitation, and soil conditions.

Use Cases

• Modeling carbon sequestration dynamics based on partitioned Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER).
• Analyzing ecosystem water use based on flux tower measurements of water vapor exchange.
• Studying energy balance and microclimate based on supplementary radiation, temperature, and humidity measurements.
• Investigating soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions based on below-ground soil moisture and temperature profiles.

Strengths

• Data is processed and gap-filled using the established PyFluxPro software (v3.4.21).
• Includes detailed site characterization: 27.5 t/ha biomass, 4.3 m median canopy height, 553 m elevation, and soil composition (91:8:1 sand:silt:clay).
• Supplementary measurements provide context across atmospheric, canopy, and soil layers.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and temporal coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The footprint is heterogeneous, with over 80% of fluxes sourced from a specific woodland patch.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques using an open-path flux tower at 9.8 m height.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 06:37:52.787830; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pine Hill cattle station, approximately 170 km north of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.