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Boolcoomatta Flux Data Collection 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: quarterly
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2026-07-26
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-07-27
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Metadata Created: 2026-05-28
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-07-27
How to cite this collection:
Arndt, S., McHugh, I. & Loew, M. (2026). Boolcoomatta Flux Data Collection. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/29fe6b6d-4eb4-4f4f-b76e-ea5a00e2e0e2 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
OPeNDAPNetCDF files
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
This dataset consists of flux tower measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer in using eddy covariance techniques. The data were processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.18) 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).

The Boolcoomatta Flux Station is located in a saltbush plain with less than 180 mm of annual rainfall in eastern South Australia.
 
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. 
Purpose
The purpose of the Boolcoomatta Flux Station is to monitor carbon, water, and energy exchange of a saltbush shrubland in an desert environment typical for the majority of inland Australia. The tower is located inside the Boolcoomatta Station Reserve, now actively managed by Bush Heritage Australia to restore the former sheep grazing country.

The station was commissioned on 13 August 2025 and is managed by the University of Melbourne.
 
Lineage
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.

This data for this version starts on 28/11/2023, but the equipment was not installed on site until 17/01/2024. Any data before 17/01/2024 was collected during testing at a different location and is not representative of the site. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
Saltbush plain with less than 180 mm of annual rainfall at an elevation of 150 m asl in eastern South Australia. 
Temporal Coverage
From 2025-08-13 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

Data Quality Assessment Scope
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 . 
Data Quality Report
Data not provided. 
Data Quality Assessment Outcome
Data not provided. 
ANZSRC - FOR
Atmospheric sciences
Climate change impacts and adaptation
Ecosystem function
Environmental management
Soil sciences
Data Stream
Fluxes
GCMD Sciences
AGRICULTURE - SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
ATMOSPHERE - AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERE - ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERE - ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
ATMOSPHERE - EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
ATMOSPHERE - HEAT FLUX
ATMOSPHERE - HUMIDITY
ATMOSPHERE - INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
ATMOSPHERE - LONGWAVE RADIATION
ATMOSPHERE - PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
ATMOSPHERE - SHORTWAVE RADIATION
ATMOSPHERE - TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES
ATMOSPHERE - TURBULENCE
ATMOSPHERE - WIND DIRECTION
ATMOSPHERE - WIND SPEED
BIOSPHERE - TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
LAND SURFACE - LAND PRODUCTIVITY
LAND SURFACE - SOIL TEMPERATURE
SOLID EARTH - BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
Horizontal Resolution
Point Resolution
Instruments
Campbell Scientific CS650
Campbell Scientific IRGASON
Campbell Scientific TCAV
Kipp&Zonen CNR4
RM Young 52203
Vaisala HMP155
Parameters
air temperature
downward heat flux at ground level in soil
eastward wind
ecosystem respiration
enhanced vegetation index
gross primary productivity of biomass expressed as carbon
magnitude of surface downward stress
mass concentration of carbon dioxide in air
mass concentration of water vapor in air
mole fraction of carbon dioxide in air
mole fraction of water vapor in air
Monin-Obukhov length
net ecosystem exchange
net ecosystem productivity
northward wind
relative humidity
soil temperature
specific humidity
specific humidity saturation deficit in air
surface air pressure
surface downwelling longwave flux in air
surface downwelling shortwave flux in air
surface friction velocity
surface net downward radiative flux
surface upward flux of available energy
surface upward latent heat flux
surface upward mole flux of carbon dioxide
surface upward sensible heat flux
surface upwelling longwave flux in air
surface upwelling shortwave flux in air
thickness of rainfall amount
upward mole flux of carbon dioxide due inferred from storage
vertical wind
volume fraction of condensed water in soil
water evapotranspiration flux
water vapor partial pressure in air
water vapor saturation deficit in air
wind from direction
wind speed
Platforms
Boolcoomatta Flux Station
Project
OzFlux
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Temporal Resolution
1 minute - < 1 hour
Topic
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
environment
User Defined
Au-Boo
Eddy Covariance
Author
Arndt, Stefan
Co-Author
McHugh, Ian
Loew, Markus
Contact Point
Arndt, Stefan
Loew, Markus
Principal Investigator
Arndt, Stefan
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
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
Isaac, Peter et al., 2017. OzFlux data: network integration from collection to curation. Biogeosciences, 14(12). doi:10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017
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This data was created with an automated process and may not closely represent the real situation at the site for certain parameters due to lack of input from someone with detailed site knowledge.