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Red Dirt Melon Farm Flux Data Release 2021_v1 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: biannually
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2021-09-19
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18
Metadata viewed 152 times
Dataset accessed 10 times
Metadata Created: 2021-08-06
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
Beringer, J., Hutley, L. & Northwood, M. (2021). Red Dirt Melon Farm Flux Data Release 2021_v1. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.25901/1fqj-8w24 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPNetCDF files (2021_v1)
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
This data release consists of flux tower measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer in semi-arid eucalypt woodland using eddy covariance techniques. It been processed using PyFluxPro (v3.3.0) as described in Isaac et al. (2017), https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2903-2017. PyFluxPro takes data recorded at the flux tower and process this data to a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). For more information about the processing levels, see https://github.com/OzFlux/PyFluxPro/wiki.

The flux station was established in August 2011 while the site supported tropical savanna. The site was part of a deforestation experiment measuring greenhouse gas exchange during conversion of forest to farmland. The land was being cultivated for watermelon production from 2013. 
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 site was managed by the University of Western Australia and Charles Darwin University. The flux station was part of the Australian OzFlux Network and contributed to the international FLUXNET Network. 
Purpose
To assess greenhouse gas exchange during conversion of forest to farmland. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
South of Katherine, Northern Territory 
Temporal Coverage
From 2011-09-23 to 2013-07-21 
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
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 - LONGWAVE 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 MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
SOIL TEMPERATURE
VEGETATION - PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
Horizontal Resolution
Point Resolution
Instruments
Campbell Scientific CS616
Campbell Scientific CS700
Kipp&Zonen CNR4
LI-COR LI-7500
Parameters
air temperature
downward heat flux at ground level in soil
ecosystem respiration
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
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
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
Red Dirt Melon Farm Flux Station
Project
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Temporal Resolution
1 minute - < 1 hour
Topic
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
User Defined
AU-RDF
deforestation
Eddy Covariance
woody savanna
Author
Beringer, Jason
Hutley, Lindsay
Northwood, Matthew
Contact Point
Beringer, Jason
Northwood, Matthew
Hutley, Lindsay
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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