Alice Springs Mulga Flux Data Release 2021_v1
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 (v3.3.1) 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 Alice Springs Mulga flux station is located on Pine Hill cattle station, near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The woodland is characterized by the Acacia aneura canopy, which is 6.5m tall on average. Elevation of the site is 606m above sea level, and the terrain is flat. Mean annual precipitation at the nearby (45km distant) Bureau of Meteorology station is 305.9mm but ranges between 100mm in 2009 to 750mm in 2010. Predominant wind directions are from the southeast and east.The extent of the woodland is 11km to the east of the flux station and 16km to the south. The soil is red sandy clay (50:50 sand:clay) overlying a 49m deep water table. Pine Hill Station is a functioning cattle station that has been in operation for longer than 50 years.The instrument mast is 13.7m tall. Fluxes of heat, water vapour and carbon are measured using the open-path eddy covariance technique at 11.6m. Supplementary measurements above the canopy include temperature and humidity (11.6m), windspeed and wind direction (9.25m), downwelling and upwelling shortwave and longwave radiation (12.2m). Precipitation is monitored in a canopy gap (2.5m). Supplementary measurements within and below the canopy include barometric pressure (1m), wind speed (2m, 4.25m and 6.5m), and temperature and humidity (2m, 4.25m and 6m). Below ground soil measurements are made in bare soil, mulga, and understory habitats and include ground heat flux (0.08m), soil temperature (0.02m – 0.06m) and soil moisture (0 – 0.1m, 0.1 – 0.3m, 0.6 – 0.8m and 1.0 – 1.2m). Ancillary measurements include soil water and carbon fluxes, leaf water potential, leaf gas exchange, stem basal area, stem growth, litter production, leaf area index, stem hydraulic conductance, and carbon and water stable isotope ratios. The site was established in September 2010 in conjunction with the Woodforde River NGCRT Superscience Site and is managed by the University of Technology Sydney.<br />For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/alice-mulga-supersite/ <br /><br />
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2022-01-21
- Date (Publication)
- 2022-01-21
- Date (Revision)
- 2024-12-16
- Edition
- 1.0
Identifier
Publisher
Author
Co-author
Co-author
Co-author
Co-author
- Website
- https://www.tern.org.au/
- Purpose
- The purpose of the Alice Springs Mulga flux station is to : <br/> measure the exchanges of carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy between a semi-arid mulga (Acacia aneura) ecosystem and the atmosphere using micrometeorological techniques<br/> study ecosystem, hydrologic and ecophysiologic responses to rainfall variability<br/> evaluate the evapotranspiratory cost of assimilation<br/> study the partitioning of ecosystem metabolism between the mulga canopy, a seasonal mixed understory (C3 and C4, grass and shrub) and soil components<br/> utilise the measurements for paramterising a Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer (SVAT) model to evaluate climate change scenarios in North-Central Australia<br/> utilise the measurements for parameterising and validating remote sensing measurements over semi-arid mulga ecosystems<br/> utilise the measurements for parmaterising and validating the Community Atmosphere-Biosphere Land Exchange (CABLE) model<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 TERN Alice Springs Mulga site is managed by the University of Technology Sydney, and is funded by TERN.
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
- Topic category
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Extent
- Description
- Pine Hill cattle station, near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2010-09-03 2021-08-03
Vertical element
- Minimum value
- 0.0
- Maximum value
- 0.0
- Reference system type
- Geodetic Geographic 3D
- Title
- Alice Springs Mulga SuperSite
- Website
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Alice Springs Mulga 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
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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
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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
- Title
- Cleverly, J, N Boulain, R Villalobos-Vega, N Grant, R Faux, C Wood, PG Cook, Q Yu, A Leigh, and D Eamus, 2013. Dynamics of component carbon fluxes in a semi-arid Acacia woodland, central Australia. J. Geophys. Res.-Biogeosci., 118, 1168–1185.
- Website
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Cleverly, J, N Boulain, R Villalobos-Vega, N Grant, R Faux, C Wood, PG Cook, Q Yu, A Leigh, and D Eamus, 2013. Dynamics of component carbon fluxes in a semi-arid Acacia woodland, central Australia. J. Geophys. Res.-Biogeosci., 118, 1168–1185.
Related documentation
- Title
- Eamus, D, J Cleverly, N Boulain, N Grant, R Faux, and R Villalobos-Vega, 2013. Carbon and water fluxes in an arid-zone Acacia savanna woodland: An analyses of seasonal patterns and responses to rainfall events. Agric. For. Meteor., 182–183, 225–238.
- Website
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Eamus, D, J Cleverly, N Boulain, N Grant, R Faux, and R Villalobos-Vega, 2013. Carbon and water fluxes in an arid-zone Acacia savanna woodland: An analyses of seasonal patterns and responses to rainfall events. Agric. For. Meteor., 182–183, 225–238.
Related documentation
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Biannually
- GCMD Science Keywords
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- BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
- LAND PRODUCTIVITY
- EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
- TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
- TURBULENCE
- WIND SPEED
- WIND DIRECTION
- TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES
- ATMOSPHERIC 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
- TERN Platform Vocabulary
- TERN Instrument Vocabulary
- TERN Parameter Vocabulary
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- mass concentration of carbon dioxide in air
- Milligram per Cubic Meter
- surface upward latent heat flux
- Watt per Square Meter
- downward heat flux at ground level in soil
- Watt per Square Meter
- surface downwelling longwave flux in air
- Watt per Square Meter
- surface upwelling longwave flux in air
- Watt per Square Meter
- surface downwelling shortwave flux in air
- Watt per Square Meter
- surface upwelling shortwave flux in air
- Watt per Square Meter
- thickness of rainfall amount
- Millimetre
- relative humidity
- Percent
- specific humidity
- Kilogram per Kilogram
- soil moisture content
- Cubic Meter per Cubic Meter
- air temperature
- degree Celsius
- soil temperature
- degree Celsius
- water vapor partial pressure in air
- Kilopascal
- water vapor saturation deficit in air
- Kilopascal
- wind from direction
- Degree
- wind speed
- Meter per Second
- surface air pressure
- Kilopascal
- surface net downward radiative flux
- Watt per Square Meter
- surface upward sensible heat flux
- Watt per Square Meter
- mass concentration of water vapor in air
- Gram per Cubic Meter
- surface upward flux of available energy
- Watt per Square Meter
- magnitude of surface downward stress
- Kilograms per metre per square second
- mole fraction of water vapor in air
- Millimoles per mole
- Monin-Obukhov length
- Meter
- specific humidity saturation deficit in air
- Kilogram per Kilogram
- eastward wind
- Meter per Second
- northward wind
- Meter per Second
- vertical wind
- Meter per Second
- ecosystem respiration
- Micromoles per square metre second
- water evapotranspiration flux
- Kilograms per square metre per second
- gross primary productivity of biomass expressed as carbon
- Micromoles per square metre second
- net ecosystem exchange
- Micromoles per square metre second
- net ecosystem productivity
- Micromoles per square metre second
- surface upward mole flux of carbon dioxide
- Micromoles per square metre second
- surface friction velocity
- Meter per Second
- surface upward mass flux of carbon dioxide expressed as carbon due to emission from natural sources
- Milligram per Cubic Meter
- upward mole flux of carbon dioxide due inferred from storage
- Micromoles per square metre second
- QUDT Units of Measure
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- Milligram per Cubic Meter
- Watt per Square Meter
- Watt per Square Meter
- Watt per Square Meter
- Watt per Square Meter
- Watt per Square Meter
- Watt per Square Meter
- Millimetre
- Percent
- Kilogram per Kilogram
- Cubic Meter per Cubic Meter
- degree Celsius
- degree Celsius
- Kilopascal
- Kilopascal
- Degree
- Meter per Second
- Kilopascal
- Watt per Square Meter
- Watt per Square Meter
- Gram per Cubic Meter
- Watt per Square Meter
- Kilograms per metre per square second
- Millimoles per mole
- Meter
- Kilogram per Kilogram
- Meter per Second
- Meter per Second
- Meter per Second
- Micromoles per square metre second
- Kilograms per square metre per second
- Micromoles per square metre second
- Micromoles per square metre second
- Micromoles per square metre second
- Micromoles per square metre second
- Meter per Second
- Milligram per Cubic Meter
- Micromoles per square metre second
- GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
- GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- AU-ASM
- Mulga woodlands
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- Other constraints
- Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.
Resource constraints
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Distribution Information
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Distributor
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- OnLine resource
- NetCDF files (2021_v1)
- OnLine resource
- ro-crate-metadata.json
Data quality info
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- 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
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urn:uuid/0db9a22f-0c65-4349-876c-63fc5b38d358
- Title
- TERN GeoNetwork UUID
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/0db9a22f-0c65-4349-876c-63fc5b38d358
Point-of-truth metadata URL
- Date info (Creation)
- 2022-01-21T00:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2024-12-16T00:00:00
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-1:2014/AMD 1:2018 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
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- 1
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO/TS 19115-3:2016
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- 1.0
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO/TS 19157-2:2016
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- 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