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Robson Creek Rainforest Phenocam Images and Phenology Data Collection

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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Fixed cameras installed at TERN Robson Creek Rainforest 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 25 hectare site lies on the Atherton Tablelands in the wet tropical rainforests of Australia at 680-740 m elevation. It is situated in Danbulla National Park within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The forest is classified as Regional Ecosystem (RE) 7.3.36a, complex mesophyll vine forest. The climate is seasonal with approximately 60% of rain falling between January and March and the landform is moderately inclined with a low relief. There are 208 species in the site, and average canopy height is 28 m, ranging from 23 to 44 m. All stems ≥ 10 cm diameter are measured, tagged and mapped. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/robson-creek-rainforest-supersite/.

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

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Title Robson Creek Rainforest Phenocam Images and Phenology Data Collection
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/e9e81ac0-cdbc-4760-b32c-602e3776da03
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network�s Data Discovery
michael.liddell@jcu.edu.au
Reference Period 01/11/2013
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    145.618431,
    -17.08735623
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Robson Creek Rainforest 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/robson-creek-rainforest-phenocam-images-and-phenology-data-collection