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Sturt Plains Flux Data Release 2023_v2

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 26/09/2025

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This release consists of flux tower measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.15) as described by Isaac et al. (2017). PyFluxPro produces a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). The site is located on a low lying plain dominated by Mitchell Grass (Astrebla spp.). Elevation of the site is close to 250 m and mean annual precipitation at a nearby Bureau of Meteorology site is 640 mm. Maximum temperatures range from 28.4 °C (in June/ July) to 39.1 °C (in December), while minimum temperatures range from 11.2 °C (in July) to 24.4 °C (in December). The instrument mast is 5 m tall. Heat, water vapour and carbon dioxide measurements are taken using the open-path eddy flux technique. Temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall and net radiation are measured. Soil heat fluxes are measured and soil moisture content is gathered using time domain reflectometry. Ancillary measurements taken at the site include LAI, leaf-scale physiological properties (gas exchange, leaf isotope ratios, nitrogen and chlorophyll concentrations), vegetation optical properties and soil physical properties. Airborne based remote sensing (Lidar and hyperspectral measurements) was carried out at the site in September 2008. Biomass harvest measured: mean live biomass 0.00 gm-2 (standard error: 0.00), mean standing dead biomass 163.42 gm-2 (standard error: 16.73), mean litter biomass 148.99 gm-2 (standard error: 21.32), total mean biomass 312.40 gm-2 (standard error: 30.80). Soil consists of: clay 14.47%, silt 51.23%, sand 34.30%.

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Title Sturt Plains Flux Data Release 2023_v2
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/57b787c7-f74c-4b31-8410-b164de7c27c7
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
jason.beringer@uwa.edu.au
Reference Period 28/08/2008 - 28/07/2023
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    133.3502,
    -17.1507
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Sturt Plains Flux Data Release 2023_v2". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/sturt-plains-flux-data-release-2023_v2