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Gingin Flux Data Release 2022_v2

This data release consists of flux tower measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer in semi-arid eucalypt woodland using eddy covariance techniques. It been processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.7) as described in Isaac et al. (2017), <a href=" https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017">https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017</a>. PyFluxPro takes data recorded at the flux tower and process this data to a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). For more information about the processing levels, see <a href=" https://github.com/OzFlux/PyFluxPro/wiki">https://github.com/OzFlux/PyFluxPro/wiki</a>.<br /> <br />

The Gingin site was established in June 2011 by CSIRO and is now managed by Edith Cowan University Centre for Ecosystem Management. The site is a natural woodland of high species diversity. The overstorey is dominated by Banksia spp. mainly B. menziesii, B. attenuata, and B. grandis with a height of around 7m and leaf area index of about 0.8. There are occasional stands of eucalypts and acacia that reach to 10m and have a denser foliage cover. There are many former wetlands dotted around the woodland, most of which were inundated all winter and some had permanent water 30 years ago. The watertable has now fallen below the base of these systems and they are disconnected and are no longer permanently wet. The fine sediments, sometimes diatomaceous, hold water and they have perched watertables each winter. There is a natural progression of species accompanying this process as they gradually become more dominated by more xeric species. The soils are mainly Podosol sands, with low moisture holding capacity. Field capacity typically about 8 to 10%, and in summer these generally hold less than 2% moisture. The water tabl is at about 8.5 m below the surface, and a WA Dept of water long-term monitoring piezometer is near the base of the tower. The instrument mast is 14m tall, with the eddy covariance instruments mounted at 14.8m. Fluxes of carbon dioxide, water vapour and heat are quantified with open-path eddy covariance instrumentation. Ancillary measurements include temperature, air humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, incoming and outgoing shortwave radiation, incoming and outgoing long wave radiation, incoming total and diffuse PAR and reflected PAR. Soil water content and temperature are measured at six soil depths. Surface soil heat fluxes are also measured. A COSMOS Cosmic ray soil moisture instrument is installed, along with a logged piezometer, and nested piezometers installed with short screens for groundwater profile sampling. To monitor the watertable gradient, piezometers will be installed 500 m esat and west of the tower. <br/>

For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/gingin-banksia-woodland-supersite/. <br /><br />

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Date (Creation)
2022-09-13
Date (Publication)
2022-03-28
Date (Revision)
2014-07-14
Edition
1.0

Identifier

Title
DataCite
Code
doi:10.25901/jp5q-mj06
Codespace
http://dx.doi.org

Publisher

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
+61 7 3365 9097

Author

Edith Cowan University - Silberstein, Richard ()
270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
Joondalup
WA
6027
Australia
+61 2 6246 5588

Co-author

CSIRO Land and Water - Lambert, Patricia ()
147 Underwood Ave, Floreat , WA, 6014, Australia
Floreat
WA
6014
Australia
+61 2 6246 5588

Co-author

Edith Cowan University - Lardner, Tim ()
270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
Joondalup
WA
6027
Australia
+61 2 6246 5588

Co-author

CSIRO Land and Water - Macfarlane, Craig ()
147 Underwood Ave, Floreat , WA, 6014, Australia
Floreat
WA
6014
Australia
+61 2 6246 5588
Website
https://www.tern.org.au/

Purpose
The purpose of the Gingin flux station is to : <br /> quantify recharge to Gnangara groundwater mound, Perth’s most important water resource <br /> Monitor ecophysiological responses to long-term variation in climate and water table drawdown <br /> quantify landscape-scale exchange of carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy in a coastal heath environment <br /> further understand groundwater recharge under changing climate <br /> provide ecophysiological and micrometeorological data representative of an important biome within Australia subject to drying climate, falling watertables, fire and encroachment of feral species <br /> provide enhanced datasets of landscape-scale exchange of carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy along with ecophysiological characteristics and drivers in a semi-arid temperate ecosystems in Australia. <br />
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Credit
The Gingin Banksia Woodland Site is funded by TERN. It was established by CSIRO and is currently managed by the Edith Cowan University (Centre for Ecosystem Management). The site is co-located with the Land Ecosystem Atmosphere Program (LEAP) – Gingin.<br> The Gingin flux station is sited on land traditionally owned by the Yued group of the Noongar people.
Status
Completed

Point of contact

Edith Cowan University - Silberstein, Richard ()
270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
270 Joondalup Drive
Joondalup
WA
6027
Australia
02 6249 9182/9781
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Extent

Description
The Gingin flux station is located on the Swan Coastal Plain 70km north of Perth, Western Australia, and 2km south of the University of Western Australia International Gravity Wave Observatory.
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Temporal extent

Time period
2011-10-13 2021-06-14
Title
Gingin Banksia Woodland SuperSite
Website
Gingin Banksia Woodland SuperSite

Related documentation

Title
Isaac, Peter et al., 2017. OzFlux data: network integration from collection to curation. Biogeosciences, 14(12). doi:10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017
Website
Isaac, Peter et al., 2017. OzFlux data: network integration from collection to curation. Biogeosciences, 14(12). doi:10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017

Related documentation

Title
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
Website
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

Related documentation

Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
GCMD Science Keywords
  • BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
  • LAND PRODUCTIVITY
  • EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
  • ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
  • TURBULENCE
  • WIND SPEED
  • WIND DIRECTION
  • TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES
  • CARBON DIOXIDE
  • PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
  • LONGWAVE RADIATION
  • SHORTWAVE RADIATION
  • INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
  • HEAT FLUX
  • AIR TEMPERATURE
  • PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
  • HUMIDITY
  • SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
  • SOIL TEMPERATURE
ANZSRC Fields of Research
  • ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
  • ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
  • Ecosystem Function
  • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • SOIL SCIENCES
TERN Platform Vocabulary
  • Gingin Flux Station
TERN Instrument Vocabulary
  • LI-COR LI-7500
  • Middleton CN3
  • Kipp&Zonen CNR1
  • HyQuest Solutions CS700
  • Vaisala HMP155
  • Campbell Scientific CS616
  • Campbell Scientific 108
  • Campbell Scientific TCAV Averaging Soil Thermocouple Probe
  • Campbell Scientific CSAT3
  • Gill Windsonic4
  • Campbell Scientific CS650
TERN Parameter Vocabulary
  • surface upward latent heat flux
  • soil electrical conductivity
  • surface upward mole flux of carbon dioxide
  • gross primary productivity
  • net ecosystem productivity
  • water vapor saturation deficit in air
  • mole fraction of carbon dioxide in air
  • ecosystem respiration
  • surface upwelling shortwave flux in air
  • surface downwelling longwave flux in air
  • lateral component of wind speed
  • surface upward sensible heat flux
  • water evapotranspiration flux
  • surface net downward radiative flux
  • mass concentration of water vapor in air
  • volume fraction of condensed water in soil
  • specific humidity
  • surface air pressure
  • soil temperature
  • wind speed
  • surface upwelling longwave flux in air
  • vertical wind
  • downward heat flux at ground level in soil
  • mole fraction of water vapor in air
  • water vapor partial pressure in air
  • Monin-Obukhov length
  • longitudinal component of wind speed
  • relative humidity
  • surface friction velocity
  • surface upward flux of available energy
  • specific humidity saturation deficit in air
  • air temperature
  • net ecosystem exchange
  • magnitude of surface downward stress
  • surface downwelling shortwave flux in air
  • thickness of rainfall amount
  • wind from direction
GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
  • Point Resolution
GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
  • 1 minute - < 1 hour
Keywords (Discipline)
  • AU-Gin
  • banksia heath woodland

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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia, 4068
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
+61 2 3365 9097
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Data quality info

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Other
If the data quality is poor, the data is filled from alternative sources. Filled data can be identified by the Quality Controls flags in the dataset. Quality control checks include (i) range checks for plausible limits, (ii) spike detection, (iii) dependency on other variables and (iv) manual rejection of date ranges. Specific checks applied to the sonic and IRGA data include rejection of points based on the sonic and IRGA diagnostic values and on either automatic gain control (AGC) or CO2 and H2O signal strength, depending upon the configuration of the IRGA. For more details, refer to Isaac et al (2017) in the Publications section, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017.<br> For further information about the software (PyFluxPro) used to process and quality control the flux data, see https://github.com/OzFlux/PyFluxPro/wiki.

Resource lineage

Statement
All flux raw data is subject to the quality control process OzFlux QA/QC to generate data from L1 to L6. Levels 3 to 6 are available for re-use. Datasets contain Quality Controls flags which will indicate when data quality is poor and has been filled from alternative sources. For more details, refer to Isaac et al (2017) in the Publications section, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017 .
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Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
EPSG/EPSG:4326

Reference system type
Geodetic Geographic 2D

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/2c4ca429-7e89-45a8-859e-6542bac2d7c0

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TERN GeoNetwork UUID

Language
English
Character encoding
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Point of contact

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
+61 7 3365 9097
Title
Gingin Flux Data Collection

Identifier

Code
3cda0c5b-6826-4a4a-a212-c2f707c2448f
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https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/
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Parent Metadata Record

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Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/2c4ca429-7e89-45a8-859e-6542bac2d7c0

Point-of-truth metadata URL

Date info (Creation)
2022-03-17T00:00:00
Date info (Revision)
2022-11-15T00:00:00

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-1:2014/AMD 1:2018 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
Edition
1

Metadata standard

Title
ISO/TS 19115-3:2016
Edition
1.0

Metadata standard

Title
ISO/TS 19157-2:2016
Edition
1.0
Title
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-3:2016 and ISO 19157-2:2016
Date (published)
2021
Edition
1.0

Identifier

Code
10.5281/zenodo.5652221
Website
https://github.com/ternaustralia/TERN-ISO19115/releases/tag/v1.0

 
 

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Keywords

ANZSRC Fields of Research
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT Ecosystem Function Environmental Monitoring SOIL SCIENCES
GCMD Science Keywords
AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES CARBON DIOXIDE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION HEAT FLUX HUMIDITY INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION LAND PRODUCTIVITY LONGWAVE RADIATION PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION PRECIPITATION AMOUNT SHORTWAVE RADIATION SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOIL TEMPERATURE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES TURBULENCE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED

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