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Cow Bay Flux Data Release 2024_v1

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 (v3.4.17) 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 Cow Bay flux station was established in December 2008 and managed by James Cook University. The forest is classified as complex mesophyll vine forest, there are 94 species in the core 1 Ha, and average tree height is 22 m. Elevation of the site is 90 m and mean annual precipitation is 3935 mm. The Daintree Rainforest is one of the most biodiverse forests in Australia. The instruments are mounted on a walk-up tourist tower at 35 m. Fluxes of heat, water vapour and carbon dioxide are measured using the open-path eddy flux technique. Supplementary measurements above the canopy include temperature, humidity, windspeed, wind direction, rainfall, incoming and reflected shortwave radiation and net radiation.The early years 2009 - 12 had several data gaps. Shadowing of the radiometric equipment continues to cause artifacts on the radiometers - these can be seen as reduction in downwelling radiation with solar inclination. The site is part of the FNQ Rainforest SuperSite - associated with the Daintree node, which is part of the TERN, Australia.

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Title Cow Bay Flux Data Release 2024_v1
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/704f7470-4776-47fc-af86-8cc63ed207ef
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
michael.liddell@jcu.edu.au
Reference Period 01/01/2009 - 26/07/2023
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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    145.42715,
    -16.238189
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Cow Bay Flux Data Release 2024_v1". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/cow-bay-flux-data-release-2024_v1