Flux Tower Measurements from Tasmanian Eucalypt Woodland 2013-2016

Aggregating flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange in a semi-arid eucalypt woodland in Tasmania, processed using PyFluxPro (v3.3.3). It includes micro-meteorology, meteorology, and partitioned Net Ecosystem Exchange data from 2013 to late 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioning into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to model carbon dynamics.
• Study the relationship between soil moisture content, soil heat fluxes, and ecosystem respiration (ER) in a fire-maintained forest.
• Model energy fluxes using supplementary measurements of incoming/reflected shortwave radiation, net radiation, temperature, and humidity.
• Investigate seasonal patterns in CO2 and H2O fluxes using data from the open-path and closed-path gas analysers (EC150, EC155).

Strengths

• Data processed to a final, gap-filled product using the established PyFluxPro methodology.
• Includes a multi-year time series from 2013 to late 2016 for longitudinal analysis.
• Comprehensive site description detailing vegetation, soil type, and climate (e.g., mean annual precipitation of 1700 mm).
• Measures a wide range of variables including gas fluxes, energy fluxes, meteorology, and soil parameters.

Limitations

• Data is incomplete for periods after late 2016 due to ongoing instrument problems.
• The temporal coverage ends in late 2016, limiting analysis of recent trends.
• Specific row count, column count, and data size are unknown from the provided input.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques from an 80m flux tower, processed with PyFluxPro software.

Time Range

2013 to late 2016

Freshness

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Geography

Warra Flux Site, a semi-arid eucalypt woodland adjacent to the Huon River in southern Tasmania, Australia.