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South Eastern Queensland 1 Eddy Covariance and Meteorological Data Collection 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: quarterly
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2026-04-08
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18
Metadata viewed 16 times
Dataset accessed 1 times
Metadata Created: 2025-10-22
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
Rowlings, D., Grace, L. & Mitchell, E. (2026). South Eastern Queensland 1 Eddy Covariance and Meteorological Data Collection. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/11a83e98-c907-4c82-8706-bacc7bc80d17 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
OPeNDAPNetCDF files
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
This collection comprises the releases of metadata records for the ALTAR South Eastern Queensland 1 flux tower. Each release contains measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques, with additional meteorological measures. Data are processed using EddyPro, and then PyFluxPro 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 version of PyFluxPro used in the processing can be found within the metadata of the relevant NetCDF product.
The ALTAR South Eastern Queensland 1 site is an open pasture dominated by exotic grass and forb species.
 
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 research site is managed by the Queensland University of Technology.
This work is jointly funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project with co-investment by the Queensland Government Research Infrastructure Co-investment Fund (RICF)
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
Data not provided. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
Note: For privacy protection, the exact site coordinates are not released; instead, the published location is the centroid of the IBRA bioregion (Southeastern Queensland) in which the site is located. 
Temporal Coverage
From 2025-01-01 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Agricultural land management
Agricultural spatial analysis and modelling
Atmospheric sciences
Climate change impacts and adaptation
Ecosystem function
Environmental management
Greenhouse gas inventories and fluxes
Soil chemistry and soil carbon sequestration (excl. carbon sequestration science)
Soil sciences
Data Stream
Fluxes
GCMD Sciences
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY - ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY - TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE - ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION - HEAT FLUX
ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION - INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION - NET RADIATION
ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION - SHORTWAVE RADIATION
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE - AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR - EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR - HUMIDITY
ATMOSPHERIC WINDS - TURBULENCE
ATMOSPHERIC WINDS - WIND DIRECTION
ATMOSPHERIC WINDS - WIND SPEED
BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
ECOSYSTEMS - TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
PRECIPITATION - PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
SOIL TEMPERATURE
SOILS - SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
VEGETATION - PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
Horizontal Resolution
Point Resolution
Instruments
Campbell Scientific CS655
Campbell Scientific CSAT3B
Campbell Scientific TCAV
Gill WindMaster Pro
Hukseflux HFP01
Kipp&Zonen NR Lite2
LI-COR data acquisition module
LI-COR LI-190R
LI-COR LI-200R
LI-COR LI-7500DS
LI-COR SmartFlux 3
Sentek EnviroSCAN
Stevens HydraProbe II
Texas Electronics TE525MM
Parameters
absolute humidity
air temperature
downward heat flux at ground level in soil
lateral component of wind speed
longitudinal component of wind speed
magnitude of surface downward stress
mass concentration of water vapor in air
mole fraction of carbon dioxide in air
mole fraction of water vapor in air
Monin-Obukhov length
relative humidity
specific humidity
specific humidity saturation deficit in air
surface air pressure
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
thickness of rainfall amount
vertical component of wind speed
water evapotranspiration flux
water vapor partial pressure in air
water vapor saturation deficit in air
wind from direction
Platforms
South Eastern Queensland 1 Flux Station
Project
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Temporal Resolution
1 minute - < 1 hour
Topic
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
environment
farming
User Defined
Flux Data
Author
Rowlings, David
Grace, Liam
Mitchell, Elaine
Contact Point
Grace, Liam
Sustainable Agroecosystems Program, Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Isaac, Peter et al., 2017. OzFlux data: network integration from collection to curation. Biogeosciences, 14(12). doi:10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017
By Child records
South Eastern Queensland 1 Eddy Covariance and Meteorological Data 2025_v4
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia.
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