Tropical Rainforest Hydraulic and Meteorological Data from Far North Queensland

Comprising meteorological, forest inventory, soil water potential, sapflow, and tree hydraulic vulnerability measurements from two study sites in Far North Queensland. The data was collected over a two-year period from 2019 to 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Vapour Pressure Deficit and sapflow measurements to model forest water use.
• Investigate correlations between soil water potential and tree hydraulic vulnerability metrics under varying meteorological conditions.
• Use forest inventory data with sapflow and soil measurements to assess carbon storage capacity impacts.

Strengths

• Data spans a two-year measurement period from 2019 to 2020.
• Includes multiple data types: meteorological, forest inventory, soil, sapflow, and hydraulic vulnerability.
• Covers two distinct study sites (Robson Creek and Cow Bay) in Far North Queensland.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows and columns is unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data is limited to a two-year period, which may not capture long-term climatic trends or seasonal extremes.
• Geographic scope is restricted to two sites in Australia, reducing generalizability to other tropical rainforests.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Field measurements including meteorological sensors, forest inventory, soil water potential probes, sapflow sensors, and tree hydraulic vulnerability assessments.

Time Range

2019 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Robson Creek and Cow Bay study sites in Far North Queensland, Australia