Irrigated Pasture Flux Tower Measurements from Western Sydney

Featuring flux tower measurements of energy and mass exchange between the surface and atmosphere using eddy covariance techniques. It originates from an irrigated, managed pasture site on the Western Sydney University campus, with data processed via PyFluxPro to produce gap-filled Net Ecosystem Exchange partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity and Ecosystem Respiration. The tower was established in October 2019.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal patterns in Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) for an intensively managed grazing pasture.
• Partition gap-filled NEE data into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) components to study carbon dynamics.
• Study energy flux dynamics in a warm-temperate climate with 728 mm average annual rainfall.
• Investigate the impact of pasture management on carbon exchange using eddy covariance measurements.

Strengths

• Data processed using the established PyFluxPro (v3.4.15) software as described by Isaac et al. (2017).
• Provides gap-filled final products for key ecosystem fluxes like NEE, GPP, and ER.
• Site characteristics are well-documented, including soil texture (sandy loam), elevation (20 m), and climate averages.

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows, columns, and file size are unknown.
• Data is from a single site, limiting geographic generalizability.
• File formats include HTML and PNG, which may not be standard for direct numerical analysis without extraction.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Measurements began in October 2019.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Yarramundi Irrigated site, an improved managed pasture on the Western Sydney University Hawkesbury campus, Australia.