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Litchfield Flux Data Release 2024_v1

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 26/09/2025

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This release consists of flux tower measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.17) 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).

Located in a 5 km2 block of relatively uniform open-forest savanna, the site is representative of high rainfall, frequently burnt tropical savanna.

Tropical savanna in Australia occupies 1.9 million km2 across the north and given the extent of this biome, understanding biogeochemical cycles, impacts of fire on sequestration, vegetation and fauna is a national priority. In the NT, savanna ecosystems are largely intact in terms of tree cover, with only modest levels of land use change. Despite this, there is evidence of a loss of biodiversity, most likely due to shifts in fire regimes and a loss of patchiness in the landscape. Approximately 40 % of the savanna burn every year and understanding fire impacts on fauna and flora is essential for effective land management.

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Title Litchfield Flux Data Release 2024_v1
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/81ffbeff-dc55-481e-87fb-724b3936cfb9
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
jason.beringer@uwa.edu.au
Reference Period 23/06/2015 - 31/12/2023
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    130.7945,
    -13.179
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Litchfield Flux Data Release 2024_v1". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/litchfield-flux-data-release-2024_v1