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Adelaide River Flux Data Release 2022_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 (v3.3.3) 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>.

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<br /> The ecosystem was dominated by <em>Eucalyptus tectifica</em> and <em>Planchonia careya </em>.<br /> <br /> Elevation of the site was close to 90m and mean annual precipitation at a nearby Bureau of Meteorology site was 1730mm. Maximum temperatures ranged from 31.4°C (in June) to 36.8°C (in October) while minimum temperatures range from 16.2°C (in July) to 25.1°C (in December). Maximum temperature varied seasonally by approximately 5.4°C and minimum temperatures varied by approximately 8.9°C.The instrument mast was 15 meters tall. Heat, water vapour and carbon dioxide measurements were taken using the open-path eddy flux technique. Temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, incoming and reflected shortwave radiation and net radiation were measured above the canopy. Soil heat fluxes are measured and soil moisture content was gathered using time domain reflectometry. <br /><br />

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2021-08-06
Date (Publication)
2022-03-25
Date (Revision)
2025-12-10
Edition
1.0

Identifier

Title
DataCite
Code
doi:10.25901/qyp1-g447
Codespace
http://dx.doi.org

Publisher

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

Author

Monash University - Beringer, Jason (Professor)
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East, 3145, Victoria, Australia
Caulfield East
Victoria
3145
Australia

Author

Charles Darwin University - Hutley, Lindsay (Professor - Environmental Science)
Ellengowan Drive, Casuarina, Northern Territory, 0810, Australia
Casuarina
Northern Territory
0810
Australia
Website
https://www.tern.org.au/

Purpose
The purpose of the Adelaide River Flux Station was to: <br /> Provide information as part of a larger network of flux stations established along the North Australian Tropical Transect (NATT) gradient, which extends ~1000km south from Darwin 12.5°S. <br /> Examine spatial patterns and processes of land-surface-atmosphere exchanges (radiation, heat, moisture, CO2 and other trace gasses) across scales from leaf to landscape scales within Australian savannas. <br /> Determine the climate and ecosystem characteristics (physical structure, species composition, physiological function) that drive spatial and temporal variations of carbon, water and energy fluxes from north Australian savanna. <br /> Determine if fluxes of carbon, water vapour and heat over the various ecosystems as derived from the various measurement techniques can be combined to form a comprehensive and consistent estimate of the regional fluxes and budgets across the landscape.
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 site was established in November 2007 and was managed by Monash University and Charles Darwin University until it was decommissioned in May 2009. The station was part of OzFlux, the Australia Flux Network and contributed data to the international FLUXNET Network.
Status
Completed

Point of contact

Monash University - Beringer, Jason (Professor)
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East, 3145, Victoria, Australia
900 Dandenong Road
Caulfield East
Victoria
3145
Australia

Point of contact

Charles Darwin University - Hutley, Lindsay (Professor - Environmental Science)
Ellengowan Drive, Casuarina, Northern Territory, 0810, Australia
Ellengowan Drive
Casuarina
Northern Territory
0810
Australia
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Extent

Description
Approximately 10.5km south east of Bachelor, Northern Territory
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Temporal extent

Time period
2007-10-17 2009-05-24
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
  • 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
  • Atmospheric sciences
  • Climate change impacts and adaptation
  • Ecosystem function
  • Environmental management
  • Soil sciences
TERN Platform Vocabulary
  • Adelaide River Flux Station
TERN Instrument Vocabulary
  • Kipp&Zonen CNR4
  • HyQuest Solutions CS700
  • Campbell Scientific CSAT3
  • LI-COR LI-7500
TERN Parameter Vocabulary
  • mole fraction of water vapor in air
  • Millimole per Mole
  • mole fraction of carbon dioxide in air
  • Micromole per Mole
  • surface upward latent heat flux
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • downward heat flux at ground level in soil
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • surface downwelling longwave flux in air
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • surface upwelling longwave flux in air
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • surface downwelling shortwave flux in air
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • surface upwelling shortwave flux in air
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • thickness of rainfall amount
  • Millimetre
  • relative humidity
  • Percent
  • specific humidity
  • Kilogram per Kilogram
  • 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
  • Metre per Second
  • surface air pressure
  • Kilopascal
  • ecosystem respiration
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • gross primary productivity of biomass expressed as carbon
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • magnitude of surface downward stress
  • Kilograms per metre per square second
  • mass concentration of water vapor in air
  • Gram per Cubic Metre
  • Monin-Obukhov length
  • Metre
  • net ecosystem exchange
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • net ecosystem productivity
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • specific humidity saturation deficit in air
  • Kilogram per Kilogram
  • surface friction velocity
  • Metre per Second
  • surface upward flux of available energy
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • surface net downward radiative flux
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • surface upward mole flux of carbon dioxide
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • surface upward sensible heat flux
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • upward mole flux of carbon dioxide due inferred from storage
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • volume fraction of condensed water in soil
  • Cubic Metre per Cubic Metre
  • water evapotranspiration flux
  • Kilograms per square metre per second
  • mass concentration of carbon dioxide in air
  • Milligram per Cubic Metre
QUDT Units of Measure
  • Millimole per Mole
  • Micromole per Mole
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Millimetre
  • Percent
  • Kilogram per Kilogram
  • Degree Celsius
  • Degree Celsius
  • Kilopascal
  • Kilopascal
  • Degree
  • Metre per Second
  • Kilopascal
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Kilograms per metre per square second
  • Gram per Cubic Metre
  • Metre
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Kilogram per Kilogram
  • Metre per Second
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Cubic Metre per Cubic Metre
  • Kilograms per square metre per second
  • Milligram per Cubic Metre
GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
  • Point Resolution
GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
  • 1 minute - < 1 hour
Keywords (Discipline)
  • AU-Ade
  • Eddy Covariance
  • woody savanna

Resource constraints

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Alternate title
CC-BY
Edition
4.0
Website
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Use constraints
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Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Distribution Information

Distribution format

Distributor

Distributor

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia
Indooroopilly
Queensland
4068
Australia
OnLine resource
NetCDF files (2022_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. 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 .
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
EPSG/EPSG:4326

Reference system type
Geodetic Geographic 2D

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/161ae1cb-4362-4923-8fdd-7822dee75559

Title
TERN GeoNetwork UUID

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

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

Identifier

Code
51742ce7-c996-4ac7-93da-10c5b27afd6d
Codespace
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/
Description
Parent Metadata Record

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/161ae1cb-4362-4923-8fdd-7822dee75559

Point-of-truth metadata URL

Date info (Creation)
2021-08-06T00:00:00.000000+00:00
Date info (Revision)
2025-12-10T10:19:29.937367+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 Climate change impacts and adaptation Ecosystem function Environmental management Soil sciences
GCMD Science Keywords
AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES 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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