Tumbarumba Flux Tower Energy and Carbon Exchange Measurements
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Description
Encompassing flux tower measurements of energy, water vapor, and carbon dioxide exchange between a wet sclerophyll forest and the atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. The data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) to produce gap-filled products including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The station, established in 2000, is located in Bago State Forest, New South Wales, at an elevation of 1200 m.
Use Cases
Partition Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) using the PyFluxPro-processed data.
Analyze the relationship between canopy-level temperature, humidity, and CO2 profiles measured at seven levels within the canopy.
Model soil moisture dynamics using time domain reflectometry measurements alongside soil heat flux and temperature data.
Correlate incoming and reflected shortwave radiation with hyper-spectral radiometric measurements to study canopy leaf-level properties.
Strengths
Data processed with a standardized methodology (PyFluxPro v3.4.17) as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
Includes supplementary measurements above the canopy such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, and multiple radiation types.
Provides detailed site characterization including 40 m average tree height, 1200 m elevation, and 1000 mm mean annual precipitation.
Features canopy profile measurements at seven levels for temperature, humidity, and CO2.
Limitations
The dataset's temporal coverage is not explicitly stated beyond the station's establishment in 2000.
The specific number of data rows, columns, and file size are unknown.
Data is provided in HTML and PNG formats, which may not be immediately suitable for quantitative analysis without extraction.
Provenance
Source
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery, managed by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research.
Collection Method
Flux tower measurements using the open-path eddy covariance technique, processed with PyFluxPro software.
Time Range
Station established in 2000; specific data time range is not provided.
Freshness
Last updated on 2026-03-20.
Geography
Bago State Forest, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Primary data formats are HTML and PNG, which may require parsing or conversion for numerical analysis. License is listed as 'notspecified' and should be verified before use.