Wombat State Forest Energy And Mass Flux Tower Measurements

This release contains flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere in a semi-arid eucalypt woodland, processed using PyFluxPro. The data includes gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. The site is a secondary re-growth forest with an average canopy height of 25m, managed by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.

Use Cases

• Analyze Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to model carbon dynamics in a semi-arid eucalypt woodland.
• Study the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques to understand ecosystem-atmosphere interactions.
• Investigate soil greenhouse gas fluxes (CO2, CH4 and N2O) collected via FTIR spectrometer from 2010 to 2016 to assess trace gas emissions from a dry sclerophyll forest.

Strengths

• Data processed to a final, gap-filled product using PyFluxPro (v3.3.3), a standardized methodology.
• Includes coherent automated measurements of soil greenhouse gas fluxes (CO2, CH4, N2O) collected from 2010 to 2016.
• Site metadata is detailed, including dominant tree species, average canopy height of 25m, mean annual air temperature of 12.1°C, and annual rainfall of approximately 871 mm.

Limitations

• The number of rows, columns, and dataset size are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.
• Data formats are HTML and PNG, which are not standard for quantitative analysis and may require extraction or conversion.
• The license is 'notspecified', which creates uncertainty for reuse and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Soil greenhouse gas flux measurements from 2010 to 2016; other temporal coverage unspecified.

Freshness

Last updated March 20, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Wombat State Forest site, a semi-arid eucalypt woodland in a cool-temperate to Mediterranean climate zone.