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Whroo Flux Data Release 2022_v2

<br>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 (v3.4.7) 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).</br>


<br>The site is classified as box woodland, dominated by two main eucalypt species: <em>Eucalyptus microcarpa</em> (grey box) and <em>Eucalyptus leucoxylon</em> (yellow gum). The site has an elevation of 165&nbsp;m. Mean annual precipitation measured by the nearby Bureau of Meteorology site is 558&nbsp;mm. Maximum temperatures range from 12.6&nbsp;°C (in July) to 29.8&nbsp;°C (in January), while minimum temperatures range from 3.2&nbsp;°C (in July) to 14.2&nbsp;°C (in February). Maximum temperatures vary on a seasonal basis by approximately 17.2&nbsp;°C and minimum temperatures by 11.0&nbsp;°C.</br>


<br>The instrument mast is 36&nbsp;m tall. Heat, water vapour and carbon dioxide measurements are taken using the open-path eddy flux technique. Temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, incoming and reflected shortwave radiation and net radiation are measured above the canopy. Soil heat fluxes are measured and soil moisture content is gathered using time domain reflectometry.</br>

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2011-12-01
Date (Publication)
2022-11-14
Date (Revision)
2025-12-10
Edition
2022_v2

Identifier

Title
DataCite
Code
doi:10.25901/th8j-6t11
Codespace
http://dx.doi.org

Publisher

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

Author

University of Melbourne - Arndt, Stefan (Professor)
500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond Victoria 3121, Australia
Richmond
Victoria
3121
Australia

Author

University of Western Australia - Beringer, Jason (Professor)
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Crawley
Western Australia
6009
Australia

Co-author

University of Melbourne - Hinko-Najera, Nina (Research Assistant)
500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond Victoria 3121, Australia
Richmond
Victoria
3121
Australia

Co-author

Monash University - McHugh, Ian (Technical officer)
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East, 3145, Victoria, Australia
Caulfield East
Victoria
3145
Australia
Website
https://www.tern.org.au/

Purpose
The purpose of the Whroo site is to:<ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>assess how revegetation affects the interaction among carbon dynamics, water regimes (quality, quantity and frequency) and biodiversity across the landscape (above- and below-ground terrestrial, and aquatic ecosystems)</li> <li>develop a robust observational and modelling platform for soil-plant-atmosphere carbon and water fluxes for a range of land-use practices, including carbon farming, in these landscapes</li> <li>assess how carbon farming can be modified to increase biodiversity conservation.</li></ul>
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
<br></br> Whroo flux station was originally established by the University of Western Australia in October 2011 as part of an ARC Linkage project "More bang for your carbon buck: carbon, biodiversity and water balance consequences of whole-catchment carbon farming" (LP0990038) Dr Ross Michael Thompson, A/Prof Jason Beringer, Dr Timothy Richard Cavagnaro, Prof Ralph Charles MacNally, Dr Patrick John Baker, Mr Mark Eigenraam, Mr Leon Metzeling. The site is affiliated to TERN and is now managed by the University of Melbourne.
Status
On going

Point of contact

University of Melbourne - Arndt, Stefan (Professor)
500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond Victoria 3121, Australia
500 Yarra Boulevard
Richmond
Victoria
3121
Australia

Point of contact

University of Western Australia - Beringer, Jason (Professor)
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley
Western Australia
6009
Australia
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Extent

Description
Approximately 45km south west of Shepparton, Victoria.
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Temporal extent

Time period
2011-12-01
Title
Beringer J., Hutley L. B., McHugh I., Arndt S. K., Campbell D., Cleugh H. A., Cleverly J., Resco de Dios V., Eamus D., Evans B., Ewenz C., Grace P., Griebel A., Haverd V., Hinko-Najera N., Huete A., Isaac P., Kanniah K., Leuning R., Liddell M. J., Macfarlane C., Meyer W., Moore C., Pendall E., Phillips A., Phillips R. L., Prober S. M., Restrepo-Coupe N., Rutledge S., Schroder I., Silberstein R., Southall P., Yee M. S., Tapper N. J., van Gorsel E., Vote C., Walker J. and Wardlaw T. (2016). An introduction to the Australian and New Zealand flux tower network - OzFlux, Biogeosciences, 13: 5895-5916
Website
Beringer J., Hutley L. B., McHugh I., Arndt S. K., Campbell D., Cleugh H. A., Cleverly J., Resco de Dios V., Eamus D., Evans B., Ewenz C., Grace P., Griebel A., Haverd V., Hinko-Najera N., Huete A., Isaac P., Kanniah K., Leuning R., Liddell M. J., Macfarlane C., Meyer W., Moore C., Pendall E., Phillips A., Phillips R. L., Prober S. M., Restrepo-Coupe N., Rutledge S., Schroder I., Silberstein R., Southall P., Yee M. S., Tapper N. J., van Gorsel E., Vote C., Walker J. and Wardlaw T. (2016). An introduction to the Australian and New Zealand flux tower network - OzFlux, Biogeosciences, 13: 5895-5916

Related documentation

Maintenance and update frequency
Biannually
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
  • Whroo Flux Station
TERN Instrument Vocabulary
  • Hukseflux HFP01
  • Vaisala HMP45C
  • Campbell Scientific TCAV Averaging Soil Thermocouple Probe
  • LI-COR LI-7500
  • Kipp&Zonen CNR4
  • Delta-T Devices SPN1
  • HyQuest Solutions CS700
  • LI-COR LI-840
  • Campbell Scientific CS616
  • Campbell Scientific CSAT3
TERN Parameter Vocabulary
  • specific humidity saturation deficit in air
  • Kilogram per Kilogram
  • lateral component of wind speed
  • Metre per Second
  • volume fraction of condensed water in soil
  • Cubic Metre per Cubic Metre
  • surface air pressure
  • Kilopascal
  • surface downwelling longwave flux in air
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • net ecosystem productivity
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • water vapor saturation deficit in air
  • Kilopascal
  • thickness of rainfall amount
  • Millimetre
  • surface upward mole flux of carbon dioxide
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • surface upward sensible heat flux
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • soil temperature
  • Degree Celsius
  • magnitude of surface downward stress
  • Kilograms per metre per square second
  • surface net downward radiative flux
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • specific humidity
  • Kilogram per Kilogram
  • surface upwelling shortwave flux in air
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • wind from direction
  • Degree
  • downward heat flux at ground level in soil
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • vertical wind
  • Metre per Second
  • surface downwelling shortwave flux in air
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • surface friction velocity
  • Metre per Second
  • net ecosystem exchange
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • mole fraction of water vapor in air
  • Millimole per Mole
  • surface upwelling longwave flux in air
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Monin-Obukhov length
  • Metre
  • surface upward flux of available energy
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • water evapotranspiration flux
  • Kilograms per square metre per second
  • relative humidity
  • Percent
  • surface upward latent heat flux
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • mass concentration of water vapor in air
  • Gram per Cubic Metre
  • wind speed
  • Metre per Second
  • longitudinal component of wind speed
  • Square Metre per Square Second
  • gross primary productivity
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • mole fraction of carbon dioxide in air
  • Micromole per Mole
  • air temperature
  • Degree Celsius
  • water vapor partial pressure in air
  • Kilopascal
  • ecosystem respiration
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
QUDT Units of Measure
  • Kilogram per Kilogram
  • Metre per Second
  • Cubic Metre per Cubic Metre
  • Kilopascal
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Kilopascal
  • Millimetre
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Degree Celsius
  • Kilograms per metre per square second
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Kilogram per Kilogram
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Degree
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Metre per Second
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Metre per Second
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Millimole per Mole
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Metre
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Kilograms per square metre per second
  • Percent
  • Watt per Square Metre
  • Gram per Cubic Metre
  • Metre per Second
  • Square Metre per Square Second
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
  • Micromole per Mole
  • Degree Celsius
  • Kilopascal
  • Micromole per Square Metre Second
GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
  • Point Resolution
GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
  • 1 minute - < 1 hour
Keywords (Discipline)
  • AU-Whr
  • eddy covariance
  • dry sclerophyll woodland

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

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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

Classification
Unclassified
Environment description
<br>File naming convention</br> <br>The NetCDF files follow the naming convention below:</br> <br>SiteName_ProcessingLevel_FromDate_ToDate_Type.nc<ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>SiteName: short name of the site</li> <li>ProcessingLevel: file processing level (L3, L4, L5, L6) </li> <li>FromDate: temporal interval (start), YYYYMMDD</li> <li>ToDate: temporal interval (end), YYYYMMDD</li> <li>Type (Level 6 only): Summary, Monthly, Daily, Cumulative, Annual</li></ul> For the NetCDF files at Level 6 (L6), there are several additional 'aggregated' files. For example: <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>Summary: This file is a summary of the L6 data for daily, monthly, annual and cumulative data. The files Monthly to Annual below are combined together in one file.</li> <li>Monthly: This file shows L6 monthly averages of the respective variables, e.g. AH, Fc, NEE, <em>etc.</em></li> <li>Daily: same as Monthly but with daily averages.</li> <li>Cumulative: File showing cumulative values for ecosystem respiration, evapo-transpiration, gross primary productivity, net ecosystem exchange and production as well as precipitation.</li> <li>Annual: same as Monthly but with annual averages.</li></ul>

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_v2)

OnLine resource
ro-crate-metadata.json

Data quality info

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Other
<br>Processing levels</br> <br>Under each of the data release directories, the netcdf files are organised by processing levels (L3, L4, L5 and L6):<ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>L3 (Level 3) processing applies a range of quality assurance/quality control measures (QA/QC) to the L1 data. The variable names are mapped to the standard variable names (CF 1.8) as part of this step. The L3 netCDF file is then the starting point for all further processing stages.</li> <li>L4 (Level 4) processing fills gaps in the radiation, meteorological and soil quantities utilising AWS (automated weather station), ACCESS-G (Australian Community Climate and Earth-System Simulator) and ERA5 (the fifth generation ECMWF atmospheric reanalysis of the global climate).</li> <li>L5 (Level 5) processing fills gaps in the flux data employing the artificial neural network SOLO (self-organising linear output map).</li> <li>L6 (Level 6) processing partitions the gap-filled NEE into GPP and ER.</li></ul> Each processing level has two sub-folders ‘default’ and ‘site_pi’:<ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>default: contains files processed using PyFluxPro</li> <li>site_pi: contains files processed by the principal investigators of the site.</li></ul> 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: <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>range checks for plausible limits</li> <li>spike detection</li> <li>dependency on other variables</li> <li>manual rejection of date ranges</li></ul> 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 CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O signal strength, depending upon the configuration of the IRGA.</br>

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).
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Title
Isaac P., Cleverly J., McHugh I., van Gorsel E., Ewenz C. and Beringer, J. (2017). OzFlux data: network integration from collection to curation, Biogeosciences, 14: 2903-2928
Website
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017

Method documentation

Title
PyFluxPro
Website
https://github.com/OzFlux/PyFluxPro/wiki

Method documentation

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
EPSG/EPSG:4326

Reference system type
Geodetic Geographic 2D

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/5caef01d-03a6-417e-b178-fda2c1ae4f3f

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
Whroo Flux Data Collection

Identifier

Code
18b14c2f-62bd-4949-9190-e6467b3cd577
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/5caef01d-03a6-417e-b178-fda2c1ae4f3f

Point-of-truth metadata URL

Date info (Creation)
2022-03-17T00:00:00.000000+00:00
Date info (Revision)
2025-12-10T10:39:36.163460+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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