Flux Tower Measurements in Tasmanian Eucalyptus Forest 2013-2016

Comprising flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.17). It includes gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). Data collection occurred from 2013 to late 2016 at a site in a tall, mixed-aged Eucalyptus obliqua forest in southern Tasmania.

Use Cases

• Model carbon dynamics by analyzing the relationship between Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER).
• Study the impact of soil moisture and soil temperature on ecosystem respiration (ER) and energy fluxes.
• Analyze seasonal patterns in Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) using supplementary meteorological data like temperature, humidity, and incoming shortwave radiation.
• Investigate the effect of canopy-level micrometeorology, including CO2 and H2O fluxes, on Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) in a tall forest ecosystem.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) pipeline, which produces a final, gap-filled product.
• Comprehensive suite of supplementary measurements including soil moisture, soil heat flux, temperature, humidity, windspeed, and radiation.
• Site description provides detailed ecological context, including forest age (77 and >250 years-old), tree height (excess of 55m), and mean annual precipitation (1700 mm).

Limitations

• The core micrometeorology and meteorology dataset from 2013 to late 2016 is incomplete due to instrument issues following a change from an open-path to a closed-path gas analyzer in 2015.
• No information is provided on the number of rows, columns, or file size, limiting assessment of data volume and structure.
• Soil data (moisture, heat flux, temperature) are complete, but the primary flux data has gaps, which may complicate time-series analysis.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro software.

Time Range

2013 to late 2016

Freshness

Data covers 2013 to late 2016; metadata was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

A stand of tall, mixed-aged Eucalyptus obliqua forest adjacent to the Huon River in southern Tasmania, elevation 100m.