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Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP) from TERN Alice Mulga SuperSite 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: biannually
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2026-01-16
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Dataset Created: 2025-09-28
Dataset Published: 2026-01-16
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How to cite this collection:
Griebel, A. & Cleverly, J. (2026). Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP) from TERN Alice Mulga SuperSite. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/7a212838-0aa4-45c5-89c9-d179770a6f70 
Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP) upward-looking images are collected three times per year to capture vegetation and crown cover at the Alice Mulga SuperSite. These images are used to estimate Leaf Area Index (LAI). TERN’s Alice Mulga SuperSite is approximately 200 km north of Alice Springs on Pine Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory. It lies in the expansive arid and semi-arid portion of mainland Australia that receives less than 500 mm of annual rainfall. For additional site information, see Alice Mulga Supersite. Other images collected at the site include digital cover photography (DCP), photopoints, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras and ancillary images of fauna and flora.  
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.

The Alice Mulga SuperSite was established in 2010 in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney. 
Purpose
Data not provided. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure Steps

1. 

SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocol:  

Located at Pine Hill Cattle Station, North of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
Temporal Coverage
From 2025-09-28 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Environmental management
Forest biodiversity
GCMD Sciences
BIOSPHERE - CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
BIOSPHERE - VEGETATION COVER
Horizontal Resolution
1 meter - < 30 meters
Parameters
RGB values
Platforms
Alice Mulga
Temporal Resolution
irregular
Topic
environment
User Defined
alic
Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP)
leaf area index
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Author
Griebel, Anne
Co-Author
Cleverly, Jamie
Contact Point
Griebel, Anne
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Alice Mulga SuperSite
Karan, M. (2020). SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols v 1.21. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. Cairns, Australia. doi:10.4227/05/56134C1310F16
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