f11623b7-9fc9-4e2c-b2b5-14d78a34dbad urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-06-25T07:58:21 creation ISO 19115 2016 Litchfield Flux Data Collection f11623b7-9fc9-4e2c-b2b5-14d78a34dbad This dataset consists of measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer in open-forest savanna using eddy covariance techniques. Located in a 5 square kilometre block of relatively uniform open-forest savanna, the site is representative of high rainfall, frequently burnt tropical savanna. Tropical savanna in Australia occupies 1.9 million square km across the north and given the extent of this biome, understanding biogeochemical cycles, impacts of fire on sequestration, vegetation and fauna is a national priority. In the NT, savanna ecosystems are largely intact in terms of tree cover, with only modest levels of land use change. Despite this, there is evidence of a loss of biodiversity, most likely due to shifts in fire regimes and a loss of patchiness in the landscape. Approximately 40% of the savanna burn every year and understanding fire impacts on fauna and flora is essential for effective land management. This data is also available at http://data.ozflux.org.au . AU-Lit Eddy Covariance open-forest savanna tropical savanna Beringer, Jason et al., 2016. An introduction to the Australian and New Zealand flux tower network – OzFlux. Biogeosciences, 13(21). doi:10.5194/bg-13-5895-2016 documentDigital Related documentation HTML Isaac, Peter et al., 2017. OzFlux data: network integration from collection to curation. Biogeosciences, 14(12). doi:10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017 documentDigital Related documentation HTML Catalog for NetCDF files documentDigital HTML Beringer, Jason et al., 2016. An introduction to the Australian and New Zealand flux tower network – OzFlux. Biogeosciences, 13(21). doi:10.5194/bg-13-5895-2016 documentDigital Related documentation HTML Isaac, Peter et al., 2017. OzFlux data: network integration from collection to curation. Biogeosciences, 14(12). doi:10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017 documentDigital Related documentation HTML ro-crate-metadata.json documentDigital HTML Unnamed resource documentDigital PNG