Tumbarumba Flux Tower Energy and Mass Exchange Measurements

This release contains flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange in a semi-arid eucalypt woodland using eddy covariance techniques. The data has been processed to a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. The station, established in 2000, is located in the Bago State Forest in New South Wales, Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) time series to model carbon dynamics in a wet sclerophyll forest.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study ecosystem carbon balance.
• Correlate fluxes of heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide with supplementary canopy measurements like temperature, humidity, and wind speed.
• Investigate soil moisture content and soil heat flux relationships with above-canopy energy exchange measurements.

Strengths

• Data processed to a final, gap-filled product using the PyFluxPro (v3.3.3) software.
• Site has a long operational history, established in the year 2000.
• Comprehensive supplementary measurements include profiles of temperature, humidity, and CO2 at seven levels within the canopy.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows (data points) and columns (variables) is not provided.
• Data file formats are HTML and PNG, which are not typical for direct numerical analysis and may require extraction.
• The license is listed as 'notspecified', which may create uncertainty for reuse.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery.

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using open-path eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro.

Time Range

Station established in 2000; specific temporal coverage of the 2022_v1 release is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Bago State Forest, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Site elevation is 1200m.