Flux Tower Measurements of Energy and Mass Exchange at Yarramundi

Encompassing flux tower measurements quantifying the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed with PyFluxPro to produce a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) and environmental variables like temperature and rainfall to model carbon dynamics.
• Partition Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) to study ecosystem carbon balance.
• Use gap-filled water vapour flux data with canopy greenness photographs to investigate plant water use efficiency.
• Correlate fluxes of carbon dioxide and heat with soil characteristics like organic carbon content to understand surface-atmosphere interactions.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.15) software pipeline as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Includes a final, gap-filled data product for consistent time-series analysis.
• Provides detailed site metadata including specific GPS coordinates (-33.613469, 150.734864), climate averages, and soil/vegetation descriptions.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage and total number of measurement rows are not specified.
• Available file formats (HTML, PNG) are not standard for quantitative analysis and may require data extraction.
• The license is listed as 'notspecified', which creates uncertainty for reuse and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Data was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Yarramundi Control Paddock site near Richmond, New South Wales, Australia.