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Litchfield Savanna Phenocam Images and Phenology Data Collection

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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Fixed cameras installed at the Litchfield Savanna SuperSite provide a time series of fine scale data as a long-term record of vegetation structure and condition. This dense time series of phenocam images provides data for analysis of ecological responses to climate variability, and when consolidated across the entire terrestrial ecosystem research network, supports calibration and validation of satellite-derived remote sensing data, ensuring delivery of higher quality results for broader scale environmental monitoring products.
Images are captured half hourly during daylight hours. Images and data products, including timeseries of the Green Chromatic Coordinate (Gcc) for a region-of-interest (ROI) that delineates an area of specific vegetation type, are made available on an almost real-time basis.

The Litchfield Savanna SuperSite was established in 2013 in Litchfield National Park. Site selection was influenced by the history of long-term monitoring work undertaken in this area by the Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research (formerly Bushfires NT). The core 1ha plot is dominated by Eucalyptus miniata and Eucalyptus tetrodonta. The site is representative of the dominant ecosystem type across northern Australia: frequently burnt tropical savanna in high rainfall areas. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/litchfield-savanna-supersite/ .

Other images collected at the site include photopoints, digital cover photography (DCP), and ancillary images of flora.

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Title Litchfield Savanna Phenocam Images and Phenology Data Collection
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c1ef42c9-1176-4cbc-866a-5c4d00ce0e12
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network�s Data Discovery
matthew.northwood@cdu.edu.au
Reference Period 07/07/2015
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    130.7895,
    -13.1805
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Litchfield Savanna Phenocam Images and Phenology Data Collection". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/litchfield-savanna-phenocam-images-and-phenology-data-collection