Flux Tower Measurements from Australian Box Woodland

A collection of flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) to produce a final, gap-filled product including Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The site is a box woodland dominated by Eucalyptus microcarpa and Eucalyptus leucoxylon, with an elevation of 165 m.

Use Cases

• Partition Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to model carbon dynamics.
• Analyze the relationship between seasonal temperature variations (e.g., 12.6°C to 29.8°C maximums) and ecosystem respiration rates.
• Correlate soil moisture content measurements with latent heat flux to study water use efficiency in a dry sclerophyll woodland.
• Model energy balance using incoming/reflected shortwave radiation, net radiation, and soil heat flux measurements.

Strengths

• Data is processed into a final, gap-filled product using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) software.
• Site metadata is detailed, including elevation (165 m), mean annual precipitation (558 mm), and seasonal temperature ranges (e.g., max 12.6°C to 29.8°C).
• Measurements are comprehensive, covering heat, water vapor, CO2, wind, radiation, rainfall, and soil parameters.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage, total number of rows, and specific column schema are not provided.
• Data is from a single site (Whroo), limiting geographic generalizability.
• Primary file formats are HTML and PNG, which are not standard for quantitative analysis and may require data extraction.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Eddy covariance techniques using a 36 m instrument mast, with data processed by PyFluxPro (v3.4.17).

Freshness

Last updated March 20, 2026.

Geography

Whroo, Australia (box woodland site at 165 m elevation).