logo
Data

Brigalow Catchment Study data 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
Viewed 173 times
Accessed 16 times
Dataset Created: 1965-01-01
Dataset Published: 2012-06-30
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPBrigalow_daily_9am_rainfall_runoffHTTPBrigalow_harvest_yield_proteinHTTPBrigalow_Catchment_Study_rainfall_substitutedHTTPBrigalow_grouped_cattle_total_averageHTTPBrigalow crop_history_reportHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
Thornton, C. (2012). Brigalow Catchment Study data. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.25901/n50r-jt66 
The Brigalow Catchment Study (BCS) in the brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) bioregion of central Queensland, commenced in 1965 with a pre-clearing calibration phase of 17 years to define the hydrology of 3 adjoining catchments (12-17 ha). Following clearing of 2 catchments in 1982, 3 land uses, brigalow forest, cropping, and grazed pasture, were established and monitored for water balance, resource condition and productivity. This trial has provided data and scientific understanding on the interaction of climate, soils, water, land use and management for resource condition across the three major land uses. Soil samples from the trial site have been used in calibration of the Roth C model for use in estimating Australia’s national greenhouse gas inventory. 
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. This work was funded by ACEAS, a facility of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project. 
Purpose
Data not provided. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Brigalow catchment site.
Temporal Coverage
From 1965-01-01 to 2012-12-31 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Agricultural land management
Farm management, rural management and agribusiness
GCMD Sciences
AGRICULTURE
LAND SURFACE - LAND PRODUCTIVITY
LAND SURFACE - SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
Horizontal Resolution
Point Resolution
Parameters
air pressure
cattle grazing days
crop type
crop yield
crop yield
grain phosphorous content
maximum temperature
minimum temperature
protein content
rainfall amount
runoff amount
solar radiation
vegetation mass content of nitrogen
water evaporation amount
Temporal Resolution
irregular
Topic
environment
User Defined
Brigalow
cattle
cropping
forestry
grazing
Queensland
rain fall
Author
Thornton, Craig
Custodian
McCafferty, Siobhann
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, Queensland Government
Contact Point
McCafferty, Siobhann
Thornton, Craig
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Henry B., Carter J. O., Dalal R., Slattery B., Hunt L., Moore A., Thornton C., Cowley R., Reeves S., Unkovich M., Parton B., Eckard R., Farquahrson R., Rowlings D., Grace P., Conant R. (2013). Improving long-term predictions of carbon and nutrient dynamics in Australia’s agro-ecosystems. Zenodo
Export to DCATExport to BibTeXExport to EndNote/Zotero
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia.
Contact Us
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
TERN services are provided on an "as-is" and "as available" basis. Users use any TERN services at their discretion and risk. They will be solely responsible for any damage or loss whatsoever that results from such use including use of any data obtained through TERN and any analysis performed using the TERN infrastructure.
Web links to and from external, third party websites should not be construed as implying any relationships with and/or endorsement of the external site or its content by TERN.

Please advise any work or publications that use this data via the online form at https://www.tern.org.au/research-publications/#reporting 
Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.