Wombat State Forest Flux Tower Measurements 2010-2016

Featuring flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between a forest surface and the atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro to produce gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. The site is a secondary re-growth forest with automated soil greenhouse gas flux measurements collected from 2010 to 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal patterns of Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) in a cool-temperate forest using gap-filled data.
• Partition NEE into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study carbon cycle dynamics.
• Correlate soil greenhouse gas fluxes (CO2, CH4, N2O) with forest management activities like selective harvesting.
• Model energy exchange between the surface and atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance measurements.

Strengths

• Data processed with a standardized pipeline, PyFluxPro (v3.4.7), producing a final, gap-filled product.
• Includes coherent automated measurements of soil greenhouse gas fluxes (CO2, CH4, N2O) from 2010 to 2016.
• Site metadata is detailed, including dominant tree species, average canopy height (25 m), and climate classification.

Limitations

• The specific column structure, row count, and file size are unknown, limiting assessment of data volume and granularity.
• Primary data files are in HTML and PNG formats, which are not standard for quantitative analysis of time-series flux data.
• The license is unspecified, which may create uncertainty for downstream use and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Flux tower measurements using eddy covariance techniques, processed with PyFluxPro (v3.4.7). Soil greenhouse gas fluxes measured with a trailer-mounted FTIR spectrometer.

Time Range

Soil greenhouse gas flux measurements from 2010 to 2016. Flux tower measurement height was adjusted in January 2017.

Freshness

Data last updated in the system on 2026-03-20, but the core measurement period ended in 2016.

Geography

Wombat State Forest, a secondary re-growth forest in Australia with a cool-temperate to Mediterranean climate.